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Facebook has removed an independent political Tel. 527 4000
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President Donald Trump, rectify any misunderstand-
the company announced ing" about its content. Oranjestad:
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Thursday. Turning Point Action was San Nicolas:
The platform also perma- founded last year by Char- San Lucas Tel. 584 5119
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accounts were being coor-
dinated by Rally Forge, an
Arizona-based firm.
"Although the people be-
hind this network attempt-
ed to conceal their identi-
ties and coordination, our
investigation linked this ac-
tivity to Rally Forge," Face-
book said. While Face-
book's investigation cited
Rally Forge's work for Turn-