Networks Removed in September 2020: 1. NEW — Russia: We removed 40 Facebook accounts, 17 Pages, 1 Group and 6 Instagram accounts in Russia. This network focused on domestic audiences. We identified this network after receiving information about its off-platform activity from our colleagues at Twitter. Our investigation linked this activity to individuals associated with the United Russia party. 2. Russia: We removed 224 Facebook users, 35 Pages, 18 Groups and 34 Instagram accounts linked to the Russian military including military intelligence services. This activity originated in Russia and focused primarily on Syria and Ukraine, and to a lesser extent on Turkey, Japan, Armenia, Georgia, Belarus and Moldova. A small portion of this activity focused on the UK and the US. We identified this network as part of our investigation into suspected coordinated inauthentic behavior connected to the networks we removed in August 2018 and February 2020. (Originally announced on September 24, 2020) 3. Russia: We removed 1 Page, 5 Facebook accounts, 1 Group and 3 Instagram accounts linked to individuals associated with past activity by the Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA). This small network originated in Russia and focused primarily on Turkey and Europe, and also on the US. We began our investigation based on information from the FBI about this network’s off-platform activity. (Originally announced on September 24, 2020)

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