Facebook Curbs Pro-Russia Disinformation as Ukrainians Targeted
- Accounts of ‘a handful’ of Ukraine public figures compromised
- Facebook sharing information with governments, other platforms
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Meta Platforms Inc. found and disabled a disinformation network that operated accounts, groups and pages targeting Ukraine across its social networks, the company said late Sunday.
The company also identified a number of Ukrainian public figures whose accounts were compromised by Ghostwriter, a known threat actor with a history of spreading Kremlin-friendly propaganda.