Facebook removes Iranian accounts that promoted leftist protests against Bibi

November 6, 2020   

During the month of October, the social network Facebook removed hundreds of fake Iranian accounts on Facebook and Instagram. The accounts operated in Israel and the US and attempted to influence public opinion. You shouldn't miss: These are the new flavors of 'Milky'‘ The report published this morning (Friday) stated that these networks acted, among other things, to incite the protests against Netanyahu. The report details the activities of 14 networks that spread false information and worked to change public opinion in many countries around the world. Two of the networks focused their activities on Israel. According to the report, the networks originated in Iran. One of them encouraged the left-wing protests against Netanyahu and worked to incite them. The other focused on the US presidential elections, and also operated in America at the same time. According to the report, 12 Facebook accounts and 2 pages, as well as 307 Instagram accounts, were removed this month after it was discovered that they were linked to a media company operating in Tehran. Nativ Real Estate Company celebrates 30 • And how do you earn benefits that will never come back? Have you been suffering from depression lately? Are you eligible for National Insurance?’ The accounts posted stories, photos, and other content in Hebrew and Arabic, focusing on Israeli current affairs, and focused on demonstrations against Netanyahu, along with criticism of his handling of the coronavirus crisis. The network managed to amass a relatively small audience before it was removed - about 1,000 users followed their Facebook pages and about 9,000 people followed all of their Instagram accounts.