A new statement came from the social media giant Meta, revealing some people connected with the US military. Sharing the company’s threat report, Meta said that some people from the military opened fake Facebook and Instagram accounts, and also concealed their real identities by forming a group.
Fake account accusation from Meta to US military
Meta, the umbrella company of Facebook and Instagram, revealed some information from the US military in a new report it published yesterday. According to Meta’s statement, secret accounts linked to the US military targeted the Middle East and Central Asia via social media.
“While the people behind this operation tried to conceal their identity and coordination, our investigation has found links to individuals linked to the US military. Coordinated unrealistic behaviors were exhibited,” he said.
Meta noted that the people in the operation carried out on social media shared posts like the local people of the targeted countries. He also stated that they use profile photos created using artificial intelligence.
The social media operation does not appear to have been successful, although it is unknown how long it has been running. “Many of this operation’s posts received little or no interaction from real people,” Meta said.
A similar investigation was carried out on Twitter before. Researchers calculated that 146 accounts on Twitter shared about 300,000 tweets. Meta’s latest report includes 39 profiles, 16 pages, two groups and 26 Instagram accounts that were active from 2017 to 2022.
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