Facebook Blocks 115 Accounts Ahead of US Midterm Elections

A man works at his desk in front of monitors during a demonstration in the war room on Oct. 17, 2018. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File

Facebook said it blocked 115 accounts for suspected “coordinated inauthentic behavior” linked to foreign groups attempting to interfere in midterm elections on Nov. 6

The social media company shut down 30 Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts and is investigating them in more detail, it said in a blog post late Monday.