Facebook said Tuesday that it has uncovered “sophisticated” efforts, possibly linked to Russia, to influence U.S. politics on its platforms.
The company says it removed 32 accounts from Facebook and Instagram because they were involved in “coordinated” behavior. According to the social media giant, all accounts appeared to be fake.
The company says it doesn’t know who is behind the efforts, but said there are may be connections to Russia.
Facebook says it has found some connections between the accounts it removed and the accounts connected to Russia’s Internet Research Agency that it removed before and after the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.