Meta admitted to earning $338,000 from a pro-Russian disinfo network targeting Western countries.

Researchers claim Meta, parent company of Facebook, earned $338,000 from a pro-Russian disinformation network called "Doppelganger" between August 2023 and November 2024. The network targeted users in France, Germany, Poland, and Italy with content mocking French politicians and spreading hostility towards aid to Ukraine. Despite sanctions against the network's operators, Meta continued to place sponsored content. Meta acknowledged the campaign and claimed to have blocked tens of thousands of related posts.

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