Meta removes fake accounts in Moldova ahead of presidential election


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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc said on Friday it had removed a network of group accounts targeting Russian-speakers in Moldova, ahead of the country's Oct. 20 election, for violation of the company's policy on fake accounts.

Moldova, with a population of about 2.5 million people, is located between Romania and Ukraine, and has a Romanian-speaking majority and a large Russian-speaking minority.

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