SUMMARYOFJULY2021FINDINGS
Ourteamscontinuetofocusonfindingandremovingdeceptivecampaignsaroundtheworld—
whethertheyareforeignordomestic.InJ
uly,weremovedtwonetworks— fromRussiaand
Myanmar.Inthisreport,we’realsosharinganin-depthanalysisbyourthreatintelligenceteam
intothenetworkoperatedfromRussia,toaddtothepublicreportingonitsactivityacrossover
adozendifferentplatforms.Wehavesharedinformationaboutourfindingswithindustry
partners,researchers,lawenforcementandpolicymakers.
Weknowthatinfluenceoperationswillkeepevolvinginresponsetoourenforcement,andnew
deceptivebehaviorswillemerge.Wewillcontinuetorefineourenforcementandshareour
findingspublicly.Wearemakingprogressrootingoutthisabuse,butaswe’vesaidbefore—it’s
anongoingeffortandwe’recommittedtocontinuallyimprovingtostayahead.Thatmeans
buildingbettertechnology,hiringmorepeopleandworkingcloselywithlawenforcement,
securityexpertsandothercompanies.
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TotalnumberofFacebookaccountsremoved:144
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TotalnumberofInstagramaccountsremoved:262
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TotalnumberofPagesremoved:1 3
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TotalnumberofGroupsremoved:8
NETWORKSREMOVEDINJULY2021:
1. Myanmar:W
eremoved79Facebookaccounts,13Pages,eightGroups,and19Instagram
accountsinMyanmarthattargeteddomesticaudiencesandwerelinkedtoindividuals
associatedwiththeMyanmarmilitary.Wefoundthisactivityafterreviewinginformation
aboutaportionofitsharedbyamemberofcivilsocietyinMyanmar.Ourinvestigation
revealedsomelinksbetweenthisoperationandtheactivitywer emovedin2018.
2. Russia:Weremoved65Facebookaccountsand243InstagramaccountsfromRussia
thatwelinkedtoFazze,a
subsidiaryofaU
K-registeredmarketingfirm,whoseoperations
wereprimarilyconductedfromRussia.Fazzeisnowbannedfromourplatform.This
operationtargetedaudiencesprimarilyinIndia,LatinAmericaand,toamuchlesser
extent,theUnitedStates.Wefoundthisnetworkafterreviewingpublicreportingabout
anoff-platformportionofthisactivity.
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