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Facebook pulls down fake accounts tied to Iranian militant group – Source CNET Tech

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Facebook said it pulled down more than a dozen networks of accounts from 11 countries in March.


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Facebook said Tuesday it pulled down more than 300 accounts, pages and groups that appeared to have been created by a troll farm in Albania linked to Mojahedin-e Khalq, an exiled militant group that opposes the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The social media giant removed 128 Facebook accounts, 41 pages, 21 groups and 146 Instagram accounts in March for violating its rules against misleading others about their identity and purpose on behalf of a foreign entity….

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