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REVEALED: Facebook’s Troll Farm Problem Worse than Thought

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Facebook's Troll Farm

Facebook has removed more than 270 accounts it deteremined to be controlled by the Internet Research Agency (IRA), a Russia-based “troll farm” accused of meddling in democracy by spreading propaganda. The rogue profiles included 70 accounts on Facebook, 65 accounts on Instagram and 138 Facebook pages, Alex Stamos, the company’s chief security officer (CSO), announced on…



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