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NEW TAKEDOWNS DEMONSTRATE THE PERSISTENCE OF IRAN’S ONLINE DISINFORMATION

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NEW TAKEDOWNS DEMONSTRATE THE PERSISTENCE OF IRAN’S ONLINE DISINFORMATION 23 October 2019 -  Facebook has been engaged in an ongoing battle with online disinformation ever since it was revealed that the social media platform had been used by foreign entities to undermine the integrity of the American electoral process during the 2016 presidential campaigns. Since first making a commitment to combat false and misleading accounts, Facebook has conducted a series of sweeps resulting in thousands of accounts and pages being shut down. The same is true of other social media giants including Twitter and the Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram. As reports have emerged about these closures, more details have come to light about the origins of the relevant pages, as well as their methods and the trends involving hacking collectives and government agencies that run them. Although initial concerns about fraudulent social media use were focused on Russian state actors...

The Iranian regime is losing its hold on Lebanon

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Massive demonstration in Lebanon, demanding the overthrow of the ruling system- October 2019 The Iranian regime is losing its hold on Lebanon Lebanon, October 22, 2019 —Monday saw the fifth day of the  uprisings of the Lebanese people , millions of whom came the streets of Beirut and other cities in a massive strike. The protesters are demanding the overthrow of the ruling system. They are also expressing their outrage from the associates of the Iranian regime in their country and are calling for a popular strike to force the current government to resign. People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) @Mojahedineng Being the offspring of # Iran 's regime, Hezbollah is literally the IRGC of Lebanon. https:// english.mojahedin.org/i/lebanons-hez bollah-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-resident-lebanon  … Lebanon’s Hezbollah, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps resident in Lebanon | People's Mojahedin... Analysis by PMOI/...

Iran news in brief, October 23, 2019

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Iran news in brief, October 23, 2019

Iran: Massive Theft in Medical Health Care and Pharmaceutical System, Main Source of Medicine Crisis in Iran

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Iran: Massive Theft in Medical Health Care and Pharmaceutical System, Main Source of Medicine Crisis in Iran Written by  Mohammad Sadat Khansari  on  23 October 2019 . INTRODUCTION The shortage of medicine has turned into a major, widespread social crisis in Iran. In recent years, some medicines have become extremely scarce, and prices have risen tremendously. This situation directly affects the lives of human beings. It is especially serious for families who have members suffering from terminal ailments or rare diseases, and those who are on fixed or low income while in need of special medicine. This has led to cases of irreparable damage, intolerable pain, and even death. Despite living in a resource-rich country, some Iranians have been forced to  sell their kidneys  and other organs to pay medical costs for their loved ones. This represents the violation of the fundamental human right of medical access. GENERAL STATE OF MEDICINE- ASSESSMENT...