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Fri, Dec 20, 2019
Graphika and DFRLab release joint report #OperationFFS
Fri, Dec 20, 2019
Inauthentic pages linked to majority government taken down in Georgia
Facebook took down assets, among other things, that were critical of opposition parties and biased against the United States
Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Breaking down Sputnik’s Facebook audiences in the Baltic states
While the local audience remained modest, Sputnik still managed to engage a small segment of Baltic users via Facebook
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
Facebook takes down Iranian assets, some targeting Latin American audiences
Iran-based assets targeted audiences in Latin America and the United States with pro-Iranian messaging
Tue, Oct 15, 2019
Facebook removes assets connected to Egyptian newspaper El Fagr
Pages, groups, and accounts masqueraded as regional news outlets in a coordinated effort
Tue, Oct 15, 2019
UAE Facebook pages targeted Qatar and Muslim Brotherhood
The multi-regional operation spread anti-Qatar content online and attacked the Muslim Brotherhood
Wed, Oct 2, 2019
Facebook and Twitter remove accounts connected to Spanish political party
Social platforms connected the assets to the conservative Partido Popular
Tue, Sep 17, 2019
Inauthentic Facebook pages amplified top Ukrainian news aggregators
Pages focused on local news, posted generic memes, and attacked Ukrainian politicians
by Roman Osadchuk, Nika Aleksejeva
Tue, Sep 17, 2019
Facebook takes down Iraq-focused pages
Some of the pages pushed pro-Saddam Hussein content, were critical of the current Iraqi government and the United States
by Eto Buziashvili, Givi Gigitashvili
Wed, Aug 14, 2019
Facebook Disabled Assets Linked to Egypt and UAE-Based Firms
Two digital marketing firms conducted influence campaigns targeting the Middle East and North Africa
Wed, Aug 14, 2019
Facebook’s Ukraine Takedown: Personas Pushed Anti-Ukraine Content
DFRLab found “Aleksander Viktorovich” and other personas spreading anti-Ukraine narratives on external websites
Wed, Aug 14, 2019
Royally Removed: Facebook Takes Down Pages Promoting Saudi Interests
Saudi government-associated assets attacked the Turkish President and Qatar’s Emir, pushed anti-Iran messages
