Report Details How Army Used Fake Accounts to Target Kashmiri Journalists, Promote Narrative

Facebook's India team reportedly pushed back on removing this inauthentic account for over a year, according to the Washington Post, saying they feared government reprisal.

https://thewire.in/rights/report-details-how-army-used-fake-accounts-to-target-kashmiri-journalists-promote-narrative

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Report Details How Army Used Fake Accounts to Target Kashmiri Journalists, Promote Narrative

Facebook's India team reportedly pushed back on removing this inauthentic account for over a year, according to the Washington Post, saying they feared government reprisal.

The Wire

Meta’s India team delayed action against Army-led misinformation operation in Kashmir: Washington Post

According to The Washington Post, Meta’s India staff “warned against antagonising the government of a sovereign nation over actions in territory it controls”.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/metas-india-team-delayed-action-against-army-led-misinfo-op-in-kashmir-us-news-report/article67352470.ece

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Meta’s India team delayed action against Army-led misinfo op in Kashmir: U.S. news report

Meta delayed action against Indian Army's Chinar Corps' misinformation operation for a year. Meta’s Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior team flagged it but Indian staff warned against antagonizing government. CIB employees quit after Indian staff stymied pushback.

The Hindu