The company said the misinformation campaign has ties to another Russian network in the Donbas region that was previously banned from Facebook in April 2020.
across Facebook and Instagram.
Agranovich said the coordinated campaign used fake accounts to target high-profile Ukrainians including journalists, members of the military and public thinkers. Those behind the campaign operated fictitious personas and were also active on YouTube, Twitter, Telegram, and two Russian social media sites"to appear more authentic" and"avoid scrutiny," Agranovich said.
While Meta described the influence operation as a"relatively small network" consisting of approximately 40 accounts, pages, and groups across Facebook — with fewer than 4,000 followers on Facebook and not even 500 on Instagram — the company would not say how many users interacted with the misinformation or how many times the posts were shared with others.
Meta's head of security policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, said a handful of prominent Ukrainian journalists, military and other public figures were also targeted on Facebook by a hacking group known as Ghostwriter. Ghostwriter typically targets individuals through email, and then uses the compromised information to gain access to social media accounts.
Earlier this week, Meta rolled out a"Lock Your Profile" feature that allows users to lock their Facebook profile with one click. The feature prevents people who aren't friends with a user from downloading, enlarging or sharing the person's profile photo. Meta said it expects to roll out this tool for users in Russia, as it has noticed"increased targeting of protestors" in the country.
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