On the eve of the U.S. midterm elections, Facebook said it has blocked dozens of accounts that might be engaged in “coordinated inauthentic behavior.”
In a blog post published on Monday night, the company said its “very early stage investigation” has identified about 30 suspicious accounts on Facebook and 85 on Instagram after receiving a tip from U.S. law enforcement on Sunday night. According to Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, officials contacted the company after finding online activity possibly linked to foreign entities.
