Facebook Bans Fake Accounts before US Election

Facebook removed Today some fake accounts, that attempted to influence online discussion around the U.S. political election.

Two Facebook pages and 22 Instagram accounts was removed for using fake identities to comment on social and political issues in both English and Spanish, including the U.S. presidential election. Those accounts were tied to people in Mexico and Venezuela.

On other hand, last week FBI explained that Russia and Iran obtained voter registration data to meddle in the upcoming election.

Earlier, Facebook Vice President Nick Clegg announced, that the firm rejected 2.2 million Facebook and Instagram ads, and 120,000 messages removed for attempting to obstruct the vote in the upcoming US presidential election.

”We have forged partnerships with 70 specialized media, including five in France, on the verification of information, and AFP is one of these partners, Clegg reported”.

Also, he explained that the company is using artificial intelligence which has made it possible to delete billions of messages and fake accounts, before they are even reported by users.

Noteworthy, Facebook announced on October, that it will ban all political, election, and social issue ads after the US presidential election that will be held on Nov. 3, in order to curb misinformation. This came with tensions rising between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Sen. Joe Biden.