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Meta takes down more accounts tied to Iranian hackers targeting the U.S. election

The Meta logo at a trade fair in France earlier this year. The social media firm says it has disrupted more accounts tied to Iranian hackers who are targeting the U.S. presidential election. JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images/AFP

JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images/AFP

Meta says Iranian-linked hackers posed as tech support on the WhatsApp messaging app to target people affiliated with the administrations of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, in the latest evidence of Iran’s attempts to influence the 2024 presidential election.

The parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp said on Friday it has

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