Facebook has dropped more than 1000 fake pages, groups and accounts with millions of followers in India and Pakistan. The action of the company in connection with the forthcoming election in India.
Shortly before the start of the parliamentary elections in India, the US has far-company, Facebook has over 600 groups, accounts and pages out of the country. The majority of which are let to supporters of the opposition party, the Indian national Congress back to the track, the cyber security chief of Facebook, Nathaniel of the Same, in a blog post.
Accordingly, all of the additions were in breach of the prohibition of “coordinated unauthentischem behavior”. This means that the identity of the Accounts should be coordinated to be concealed.
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Facebook away also, over 100 pages, and groups, with about 2.8 million followers in Pakistan. The additions were not an issue but in connection with those in India. Although in Pakistan, the identity of the accounts should be veiled, have you found a connection to the PR staff of the Pakistani military, so the Online network.
The false accounts were used to run fansites of the army. There, among other things, India had been mocked. In addition, the sides of the tense Kashmir region claimed by India and Pakistan.
A follower of the Indian party in government wears a mask of Prime Minister of the modes
India has over 230 million, the highest number of Facebook users. 11. April to the 19th century. May are around called 900 million voters in the country vote for a new Parliament. Facebook-cyber security chief of the Same, said the Online network will give the relevant information to political decision-makers and technology platforms in India.
Facebook is again in the criticism, since the platform will be used for the dissemination of false information or political messages. The company removed only recently, 200 pages, groups and approaches in the Philippines and has also closed entrances from Iran and Russia.
In India have in the past led to rumors and false information repeatedly to violence, including religious minorities. Even supporters of the political parties spread around on Whatsapp and Facebook Fake News about each other.
lh/hk (dpa, reuters)