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A riot police line block the entrance of Holiday Inn Hotel to stop anti-government protesters and Human Rights activists during the 71st International Celebration of Human Rights in Managua on December 10, 2019. (Photo by INTI OCON / AFP) (Photo by INTI OCON/AFP via Getty Images)

Facebook accuses Nicaraguan government of running hundreds of fake accounts to target opposition

Nicaragua's government has, for years, weaponized Facebook to try to discredit student protesters and boost official narratives, the company says.

Nov 1, 2021

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