Facebook (FB.O) said on Thursday it had dismantled a network of fake accounts and pages it said were run by people connected to the government of Saudi Arabia, the company’s latest action to combat “coordinated inauthentic behavior” on its platform.
Social media companies Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube are under intense pressure to help stop illicit political influence campaigns online ahead of the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
Here is a list of takedowns announced by Facebook so far this year.