4. Russia: We removed 23 Facebook accounts, 7 Pages and 3 Instagram accounts linked to to individuals in Russia, including those associated with Russian intelligence services. This network focused on global audiences and Russia’s neighboring countries including Belarus. We found this activity as a result of our investigation into the suspected coordinated inauthentic behavior linked to our previous enforcement in July 2019. (Originally announced on September 24, 2020) 5. China: We removed 155 accounts, 11 Pages, 9 Groups and 6 Instagram accounts linked to individuals in the Fujian province of China. This network focused primarily on the Philippines and South East Asia more broadly, and also on the US. We found this activity as part of our internal investigation into suspected coordinated inauthentic behavior in the region. (Originally announced on September 22, 2020) 6. Philippines: We removed 64 Facebook accounts, 32 Pages and 33 Instagram accounts linked to Philippine military and Philippine police. This network focused on domestic audiences in the Philippines. We found the full scope of this activity after investigating information about a portion of this network brought to our attention by civil society in the Philippines and Rappler, an independent news organization in the Philippines. (Originally announced on September 22, 2020) See the detailed report for more information about our CIB enforcements in September 2020. Downloads Detailed September 2020 CIB Report Categories: Integrity and Security, Meta, Public Policy Tags: Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior, Security News R E L AT E D N E W S Like Share Tweet Email

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