Facebook removes Pakistani military-backed fake accounts

New Delhi: Facebook on Monday said it removed 103 Pages, Groups and accounts on both its platform and Instagram for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behaviour against India as part of a military-backed network that originated in Pakistan.
The individuals used fake accounts to operate military fan Pages, general Pakistani interest Pages, Kashmir community Pages and hobby and news Pages.
“They also frequently posted about local and political news including topics like the Indian government, political leaders and military,” Nathaniel Gleicher, Head of Cybersecurity Policy at Facebook, told the media during a telephonic conversation.
“Although the people behind this activity attempted to conceal their identities, our investigation found that it was linked to employees of the ISPR (Inter-Service Public Relations) of the Pakistani military,” he added.