Facebook removed hundreds of pages and accounts that were activated from Iran to influence Israelis

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by Ifi Reporter Category:Hitech Nov 6, 2020

Facebook has removed hundreds of Facebook pages and Instagram accounts that were activated from Iran and tried, among other things, to influence public opinion in Israel - the social network announced tonight. Among other things, pages disguised as pillars of the black flag protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were removed. However, these pages only operated for a short time and received minimal exposure. In Facebook's monthly report on the removal of networks that operate phishing accounts (what the company calls "unauthenticated concerted behavior") in October, Facebook reported that it had removed two separate Iranian networks, which targeted their activities Israel, too. The first was operated by an IT company from Tehran, and included 12 accounts and two Facebook pages and 307 Instagram accounts.The activities of this network were directed mainly against Israel, and also against Iraq.
"The network was at the beginning of its audience building process when it was removed," Facebook wrote in the report. "The network used fake accounts - most of them created at the time - to develop fictitious identities that allegedly operated from Israel and Iraq. The accounts have undergone significant changes over time. "They published memos, photos and other content in Hebrew and Arabic, focusing on news and current events in the countries, including protests against Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel, criticism of his policy and response to the plague." Among other things, the network's accounts published photos of protest demonstrations of black flags. Hope depends on us "or subjects" submarine "on which is written" Investigation now ".
The Likud was quick to take advantage of Facebook's report to sting protest activists, sending journalists unrelated parts of the report to give the impression that there was a connection between the protesters and Iran. However, as Facebook itself clarifies, the network's activity is relatively new and very limited: only 10,600 people followed one of the network's accounts and pages on Facebook or Instagram. The network operated for a relatively short time, had low exposure and it is likely that very few Israelis, if any, saw its posts that dealt with the protest, not least were affected by them. That there is no connection between the widespread popular protest against Netanyahu and Iran.
 The second Iranian network that Facebook removed, which included only 29 pages and accounts on the social network and Instagram, was activated by details related to the Iranian government and linked to the fake news sites that the FBI removed from the network this week. This network focused on Israel and the United States, and has been active since May 2019. Among other things, this network distributed Pike News about a massacre at the Tel Aviv Eurovision Song Contest in 2019. Although it was active for nearly a year and a half, only 820 people followed one of its accounts.
The black flag said in response: "After the Likud claimed that we are aliens and anarchists, now Netanyahu claims that we are Iranian emissaries. There has never been in the State of Israel a prime minister who hated and incited so much against the citizens of the country. Everyone is called out to demonstrate on Saturday.

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