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Facebook has clamped down on accounts linked to a coronavirus anti-vaccine campaign.
The company stated that it has taken down a online grid of Russian-linked accounts.
Facebook has taken down social media accounts that were found to be spreading Covid-19 misinformation and linked to Russia based companies. Image: ChesnotSource: Getty Images
The accounts were linked to a marketing agency that sought to recruit influencers to spread anti-vaccine content.
The anti-vax campaign was run by Fazze, a subsidiary of UK-registered marketing agency AdNow.
The company is said to have Russian affiliations, according toReuters.
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On Facebook and Instagram, fake accounts were created by the company to circulate misinformation regardingCovid-19vaccines.
Fazze was also completely banned from Facebook’s platform in July.
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Lebogang Mashego (Current Affairs HOD)Lebogang Mashego runs the Current Affairs desk.
She joined the Briefly News team in 2021.
She has 6 years of experience in the journalism field.
She worked as a lifestyle writer and editor at W24 and Opera News.
She graduated with a BA degree majoring in Journalism and Media Studies in 2017.
She’s a recipient of the INMA Elevate Scholarship.
