News Alert: Pro-Russia rebels are still using Facebook to recruit fighters, spread propaganda in defiance of sanctions, whistleblower alleges
| The host of sanctioned entities and individuals who maintain a robust Facebook and Instagram presence is the subject of a pair of new whistleblower complaints arguing that Facebook parent company Meta engaged in "reckless or willful" violations of U.S. sanctions law by permitting the accounts, according to redacted copies reviewed exclusively by The Washington Post. The existence of these accounts, the filings allege, allowed the users to cultivate global legitimacy and spread Russian propaganda. The complaints identify other posts appearing to recruit fighters and solicit funds to back pro-Russian separatists. |
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| | | | News Alert | March 10, 9:16 a.m. EST | | | | | The host of sanctioned entities and individuals who maintain a robust Facebook and Instagram presence is the subject of a pair of new whistleblower complaints arguing that Facebook parent company Meta engaged in "reckless or willful" violations of U.S. sanctions law by permitting the accounts, according to redacted copies reviewed exclusively by The Washington Post. The existence of these accounts, the filings allege, allowed the users to cultivate global legitimacy and spread Russian propaganda. The complaints identify other posts appearing to recruit fighters and solicit funds to back pro-Russian separatists. | | | | | |
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