Facebook admits: governments exploited us to spread propaganda

Company will step up security to clamp down on ‘information operations’Facebook suspended 30,000 accounts in France before presidential electionFacebook has publicly acknowledged that its platform has been exploited by governments seeking to manipulate public opinion in other countries – including during the presidential elections in the US and France – and pledged to clamp down on such “information operations”. Related: Facebook urged to step up fake news fig