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Meta shuts down Israeli network pushing AI-generated propaganda in U.S.

The Israeli network included 510 Facebook accounts, 11 pages, one group, and 32 Instagram accounts. Meta also said that it took down an Iranian network that was targeting users in Israel

Meta has removed a network of hundreds of Facebook and Instagram accounts that operated from Israel and launched an influence campaign targeting users in the U.S. and Canada, according to the company's quarterly threat report published on Wednesday. Meta said that the network responded on the Facebook pages of international and local media organizations, and of public figures and politicians, including U.S. lawmakers. They mainly posted in English about the Israel-Hamas war, calling for the release of hostages, praising Israel's military actions, and criticizing anti-Semitism on campuses, UNRWA, and Muslims, while claiming that radical Islam threatens Canada's liberal values.

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