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Facebook Cracks Down on Iranian, Russian Influence Campaigns

2018-08-23 19:13:09| TechNewsWorld

Facebook has removed more than 650 Facebook and Instagram pages, groups and accounts originating in Iran and Russia for "coordinated inauthentic behavior." The goal is to improve the trustworthiness of Facebook connections. Although it has been making progress in its efforts, the people responsible for the inauthentic activity are determined and well funded, Facebook said.

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Iranian govt bans state bodies from using Telegram app, Khamenei shuts account

2018-04-19 09:42:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) The Iranian government has banned state bodies from using the Telegram instant messaging app as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office said his account would shut down to protect national security, ISNA reported. The order came days after Russia, Iran's ally in the Syrian war, started blocking Telegram in its territory after the company's repeated refusal to give Russian state security services access to users' secret messages.

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