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Facebook pages linked to foreign interference in UK elections taken down after ABC investigation


The five Facebook pages an ABC investigation linked to foreign interference in the UK election have been taken down for deception and "inauthentic engagement tactics".

The five Facebook pages an ABC investigation linked to foreign interference in the UK election have been taken down for deception and "inauthentic engagement tactics". UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden told British media on Sunday that the report exposed a "classic example from the Russian playbook". All of the pages had boosted pro-Kremlin talking points, including criticising the West's support of Ukraine and spread misinformation about its president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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