How Facebook Secret Unit Created India’s Troll Armies For Digital Propaganda To Influence Elections

In December 2017, GreatGameIndia revealed how a secret unit of Facebook helped create troll armies for governments around the world including India for digital propaganda to influence elections. We are republishing the report owing to repeated requests from our readers.

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How Facebook Secret Unit Created India’s Troll Armies For Digital Propaganda To Influence Elections

Digital Gangsters

Under fire for Facebook Inc.’s role as a platform for political propaganda, co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has punched back, saying his mission is above partisanship.

But Facebook, it turns out, is no bystander in global politics. What he hasn’t said is that his company actively works with political parties and leaders including those who use the platform to stifle opposition—sometimes with the aid of “troll armies” that spread misinformation and extremist ideologies.

The initiative is run by a little-known Facebook global ...

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