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Philippine military to review troop accounts after Facebook purge

The Philippine military said on September 23 that it will review the social media accounts of service members after Facebook took down a network linked to state security forces it accused of "coordinated inauthentic behaviour".
Philippine military to review troop accounts after Facebook purge ảnh 1Facebook said it had removed (Photo: AFP)

Hanoi (VNA) - The Philippine militarysaid on September 23 that it will review the social media accounts of servicemembers after Facebook took down a network linked to state security forces itaccused of "coordinated inauthentic behaviour".

Facebook said it had removed two networks - one tracedto the Philippines and another to China's Fujian province - for violating itspolicies, Channel News Asia reported.

The Philippine network involved 57 Facebook accounts,31 pages and 20 Instagram profiles, according to Nathaniel Gleicher, head ofsecurity policy at the social media giant.

Philippine military chief Lieutenant-General GilbertGapay on September 23 urged troops to comply with Facebook guidelines.

The armed forces of the Philippines do not toleratethe uploading of fake news and fictitious social media accounts, he said.

"This development also prompted us to reviewpersonnel accounts and remind them of our policies," he was cited byChannel News Asia as saying.

In January 2019, Facebook also removed hundreds ofpages with 43 million followers linked to a local digital marketing group./.
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