Facebook is pressing its enforcement against what it calls "information operations" -- bad actors who use the platform to spread fake news and false propaganda.
From a report:
The company, which published a report on the subject today, defines
these operations as government-led campaigns -- or those from organized
"non-state actors" -- to promote lies, sow confusion and chaos among
opposing political groups, and destabilize movements in other countries.
The goal of these operations, the report says, is to manipulate public
opinion and serve geopolitical ends. The actions go beyond the posting
of fake news stories.
The 13-page report specifies that fake news can be
motivated by a number of incentives, but that it becomes part of a
larger information operation when its coupled with other tactics and end
goals.
Facebook says these include friend requests sent under false
names to glean more information about the personal networks of spying
targets and hacking targets, the boosting of false or misleading stories
through mass "liking" campaigns, and the creation propaganda groups.
The company defines these actions as "targeted data collection," "false
amplification," and "content creation." Facebook plans to target these
accounts by monitoring for suspicious activity, like bursts of automated
actions on the site, to enact mass banning of accounts.
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