Meta says it disrupted influence operations linked to China, Iran, Romania therecord.media/meta-infl…

Researchers at Meta said the company dismantled three covert influence campaigns originating from China, Iran and Romania that aimed to manipulate political discourse in multiple countries using fake social media accounts.

In a report released this week, the U.S. tech giant claimed it removed the networks before they could build meaningful audiences on its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. Each campaign used fictitious identities to pose as local users while spreading political content in various languages.

One China-linked operation targeted users in Myanmar, Taiwan and Japan, deploying fake profiles — some likely using AI-generated photos — to spread propaganda aligned with Beijing’s interests. Meta said the campaign comprised three distinct clusters of accounts, each focusing on a different country, and posted content in Burmese, Mandarin, Japanese and English.