Between 2017 and 2022, the United States was the country targeted the most by foreign and domestic Influence Operations (IO), with Meta reporting to have removed around 34 Coordinated Influence Behavior (CIB) networks directing disinformation campaigns towards the U.S. Additionally, Ukraine and the United Kingdom followed.
Countries targeted the most by foreign and domestic Influence Operations (IO) on Meta platforms from 2017 to 2022, by number of Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) networks removed
According to the source: "in some cases, operations targeted multiple countries at once"
Meta defines Influence Operations, or IO as "coordinated efforts to manipulate of corrupt public debate for a strategic goal"
Meta defines Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior, or CIB "as coordinated efforts to manipulate public debate for a strategic goal where fake accounts are central to the operation."
Meta further defines Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior, or CIB as "any coordinated network of accounts, Pages, and Groups that centrally relies on fake accounts to mislead Facebook and people using our services about who is behind it and what they are doing."
Meta lists actions associated with Inauthentic Behavior or Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior in its Transparency Center.
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Countries targeted the most by foreign and domestic Influence Operations (IO) on Meta platforms from 2017 to 2022, by number of Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) networks removed [Graph], Meta Platforms, December 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294197/most-targeted-countries-foreign-cib-networks/
