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 was indicted earlier this year over allegations it interfered in

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