Facebook removed several accounts actively advocating for Iran’s and the Muslim Brotherhood’s interests during the month of October.
Facebook released its October 2020 Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior Report on Thursday.
The social media defines such behavior as “coordinated efforts to manipulate public debate for a strategic goal where fake accounts are central to the operation.”
It removed 12 accounts, two pages and 307 Instagram accounts it said were operated by the Iranian information technology company EITRC, the company said in a press release.
Iran reportedly wanted to influence public opinion in Israel. These Iran-controlled accounts posted critically in Hebrew and Arabic about protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the coronavirus situation in the country.
The Iran-based accounts also posted about corruption in Iraq, according to the full report.
The Iranian government opposes Israel’s existence and supports armed groups throughout the Middle East to fight the Jewish state, Americans as well as the coalition forces.
