Chennai: Facebook said it has specialised teams to stop bad actors from abusing its systems and had also removed over 100 networks engaged in coordinated inauthentic behaviour.
A report by BuzzFeed News cited an internal memo written by a former Facebook data scientist Sophie Zhang that pointed out that heads of government and political parties in many countries were using fake accounts to sway public opinion.
Zhang claimed that she had worked hard to remove a politically-sophisticated network of more than a thousand actors working to influence the Delhi elections earlier this year. She, however, did not disclose details of the network, as per the report quoting the internal memo.
“We’ve built specialised teams, working with leading experts, to stop bad actors from abusing our systems, resulting in the removal of more than 100 networks for coordinated inauthentic behaviour. It’s highly involved work that these teams do as their full-time remit,” a Facebook spokesperson said
“Working against coordinated inauthentic behaviour is a priority for the company and that it is also addressing the problems of spam and fake engagement. We investigate each issue carefully, including those that Ms. Zhang raises, before we take action or go out and make claims publicly as a company,” added the spokesperson.