Facebook Asked by Al Jazeera to End Accounts Tied to U.A.E.
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The Al Jazeera Media Network is asking Facebook Inc. to remove accounts it says are part of a foreign-influence campaign run by by the United Arab Emirates.
The accounts on Facebook and Instagram, using the handle “QatariLeaks,” frequently attack Qatar-based Al Jazeera and its journalists.