Meta removes pages linked to Awami League for "inauthentic behaviour"

Meta, parent company of Facebook, removed 50 accounts and 98 pages tied to Bangladesh's Awami League due to policy breaches against coordinated inauthentic behavior. These entities, targeting domestic audiences, utilized fake identities and misrepresented themselves as news sources, including posing as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The network operated across various platforms, posting in Bengali and English. Content included news about Bangladesh, criticism of the BNP, allegations of their corruption and pre-election violence involvement, alongside support for the ruling party. With a combined 3.4 million followers, approximately $60 was spent on ads, mainly in Bangladeshi currency.