Facebook, Twitter remove accounts linked to Iran, Russia, Venezuela

Facebook said it became aware of extent of campaign by sharing notes with Twitter, which said it removed accounts potentially linked to Russia, Venezuela as part of its review of midterm elections

Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. have been sharing notes on fake accounts tied to Iran that have been trying to manipulate political thought around the world, leading to another wave of takedowns by the social-media sites.

Facebook said it removed 783 pages, groups and accounts linked to Iran that were attempting to manipulate political discussions about current events, like the Israel-Palestine conflict and the wars in Syria and Yemen. The company said Thursday that the accounts and page administrators typically represented themselves as locals in at least 26 countries, including Iraq, Israel, Afghanistan and the US, but posted messages that