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Facebook Removes Accounts Tied to Russias Internet Research Agency

Facebook Removes Accounts Tied to Russia’s Internet Research Agency

The social-media giant said it removed recently created accounts and pages linked to a Russian group that U.S. authorities have accused of interfering in the 2016 presidential election.

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