translated from Spanish: “Facebook eliminates false accounts linked to forces of Pakistan

Islamabad. – Facebook today announced that it closed more than 100 accounts, pages and groups linked to the armed forces of Pakistan.the social network said it took the decision against involved accounts” in conduct inauthentic coordinated”, term used to refer to false accounts used to disrupt elections or political situations, and not by its content. Facebook has been reporting such measures itself in recent months, including in Myanmar, Bangladesh and Rusia.Facebook said that the pages in question praised the Pakistan air force, mocked the India air force and expressed support for the protests against India in disputed Kashmir. Some 2.8 million accounts, said the social network, follow one or more of the pages in question. Which managed those accounts were trying to pose as ordinary people but in fact were employees of the service of public relations, the media arm of the Pakistani armed forces.

Pakistan’s armed forces. Photo: AFP the military not made comments immediately. The public relations service is not related to the intelligence service, the main Pakistani Spy Agency. Facebook added that it also took nearly 700 pages and accounts related to the National Congress, a political party in the India and 15 accounts, pages and groups linked to an Indian technology firm. Both networks had spread messages before elections generals of India that will take place between April 11 and may 19. The week past Facebook said that it would take measures to prevent the spread of false before the election news, as for example block false accounts and hire experts to verify data.

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