Facebook Says Russian Firms ‘Scraped’ Data, Some for Facial Recognition

as informed in It is distinct from the Twitter account listed in the criminal complaint and indicates Sayoc operated multiple accounts. But the "Cesar Altieri" Facebook account included pictures of Sayoc as far back as September 2014, which would be extremely difficult to fake. These references to Russian associates on Facebook are repetitive, rambling and hard to understand. Many of the video links in the spurt of Facebook posts from April 2016 come from the English-language service of an Iranian state-owned broadcaster, Al-Alam. Among the Facebook posts are criticisms of then-President Barack Obama, who sent troops to support those fighting against Assad's force.

Russian disinformation on Facebook targeted Ukraine well before the 2016 U.S. election

"Mark, will you establish a Facebook office in Ukraine?" the moderator said, chuckling, according to a video of the assembly. By very often fake accounts. In Ukraine and elsewhere, Facebook had been seen as a force for good, bolstering democracy and enabling free speech. were just a bit idealistic."In Ukraine, Russian information warfare was in full swing on Facebook and a Russian social media network during the revolution in 2014, government officials say. Another problem was someone — they believe it to be Russia — created impostor Facebook accounts of real government ministries and politicians, including Poroshenko.