Facebook removes 185 Thai military-linked accounts
Accounts, pages originated in Thailand, targeted domestic audiences in southern Thailand, says social media giant H. J. I. / AA
04.03.2021
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook removes 185 Thai military-linked accounts
Facebook said about 703,000 accounts followed one or more of these pages and around 100,000 accounts joined at least one of these groups
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Facebook has removed 185 military-linked accounts and groups for allegedly engaging in an information-influencing operation in Thailand.
-We removed 77 Accounts, 72 Pages, 18 Groups and 18 Instagram accounts that originated in Thailand and targeted domestic audiences in the Southern provinces of Thailand- the social media giant said on Wednesday.
Facebook said its investigation found links of these accounts and groups with the Thai Military’s Internal Security Operations Command.