I was thinking along a similar line while reading that article. I understand that from the perspective of somebody living in a country where Facebook has all s

I was thinking along a similar line while reading that article. I understand that from the perspective of somebody living in a country where Facebook has all sorts of relevance/influence on people's daily lives (and certainly more than any company should ever have), this "abuse" of their precious products/services may be a serious thing. However, I have seen other countries where many have already all but ditched Facebook (often after having been bombarded with local BS), or just never let it become a significant factor in their lives in the first place. The problems these comprised accounts pose is mostly (if not only) a problem for Facebook itself. Facebook wants to sell the idea that a user account reveals information about the person operating that account. However, these user may have no interest in playing along with Facebook's wish to sell that information. They found a different use for Facebook's services. One that serves them better than Facebook's original intended. It should also be noted that blatant disinformation, especially from governments, is very common in South America (and plenty of other places too). Many (maybe even most) locals grow up with it and are aware that nothing is as it appears. Especially when power is at play. It's probably more remarkable how naive people in the USA and EU still are , when it comes to their propaganda (be that state or commercially driven). Probably because their propaganda has been more subtle and less obviously in-your-face unbelievable. Either way, the way locals may look at propaganda and misinformation (or even their participation in it) may be very different from how people in the USA (or working at Facebook) look at it.