Facebook takes down Brazil activist network ahead of elections
JULY 25, 2018 / 7:01 AM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Facebook takes down Brazil activist network ahead of elections
Brad Haynes
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Wednesday took down a network of pages and accounts used by a right-wing Brazilian activist group, cracking down on what it called a misinformation network ahead of elections in October.
Facebook said in a statement that it deactivated 196 pages and 87 accounts in Brazil for their part in “a coordinated network that hid behind fake Facebook accounts and misled people about the nature and origin of its content, all for the purpose of sowing division and spreading misinformation.”
The statement did not identify the pages or users involved, and a Facebook representative declined to identify them.
However, sources told Reuters that the network was run by senior organizers from the Movimento Brazil Livre (MBL) or “Free Brazil Movement.”
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