Meta says it disrupted two massive 'covert influence operations'

The network targeted regions around the world including the US, Taiwan, Australia, Britain, Japan and global Chinese-speaking audiences. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook's parent company Meta said it disrupted two of the world's largest known cross-platform covert influence operations, originating in China and Russia.

The company said it took down more than 7,700 Facebook accounts, nearly 1,000 pages, 15 groups and 15 Instagram accounts that were part of a network originating in China, "for violating our policy against coordinated inauthentic behavior."