SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly three years ago, Facebook’s propaganda hunters uncovered a vast social media influence operation that used hundreds of fake accounts to praise the Indian army’s crackdown in the restive border region of Kashmir and accuse Kashmiri journalists of separatism and sedition.
Under India’s pressure, Facebook let propaganda and hate speech thrive
By Joseph Menn
and September 26, 2023 at 10:00 p.m. EDT