Facebook Removes 32 Pages, Accounts After Detecting Coordinated Influence Operation Ahead Of Midterm Elections

WASHINGTON (CBS NEWS) — Facebook announced on Tuesday that it had detected a coordinated influence operation whose activities appeared to target divisive political issues ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
The company detected the activity as part of an ongoing investigation into election interference, its representatives said, and had removed 32 pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram as a result. Though the activity was not overtly linked to Russia, it was reminiscent of operati