Facebook Accuses Russia Of Trying To Influence The U.S. Midterm Elections

CNBC: Facebook says Russian trolls attempted to influence elections in the final days of the midterms

* Facebook said it received a tip-off from law enforcement about the accounts, which it says may be linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency.
* The accounts “engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior, which is banned from our services,” Facebook said.
* The statement follows a previous announcement from Facebook on Monday, in which the company said it had shuttered 115 accounts

Facebook blocked more than 100 Facebook and Instagram accounts with potential ties to a so-called Russian “troll farm” ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, the company said Wednesday.

The firm said it received a tip-off from law enforcement about the accounts, which it says may be linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency (IRA), one of the groups that

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