"We are seeing an increasing number of attempts by Russian networks to create fake accounts" to promote the invasion of Ukraine and spread disinformation, "they try everything, but these accounts have very few followers because they are detected and removed before their following can grow." This was stated at a press conference by Nathaniel Gleicher, head of security policies at Meta, the company chaired by billionaire Mark Zuckerberg that owns the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp platforms.

The Menlo Park, California-based company regularly takes stock of counter-information activities. WhenRussia invaded Ukraine, Meta took steps to limit the room for manoeuvre of its state media. "Six months after the invasion, we saw an 80 percent drop in engagement with the content of these entities," Gleicher said. As a result, these actors focused on their "clandestine activities", using precisely bogus profiles. The executive also said that the company is closely monitoring the possibility of malicious actors using artificial intelligence systems to create photographs and texts that make these accounts more credible: their behavior continues to differ from real people and Meta systems, explains Gleicher, are equipped to recognize them.