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The interim government of Bolivia acknowledged that it hired the US company CLS Strategies, which Facebook pointed out for having violated its policy against foreign interference.
He reported that the relationship with the company "was in support of democracy and the holding of national elections," but that "it was not hired for other types of activities," according to a statement published this Thursday by the Ministry of the Presidency of that country.
There it is also detailed that the company was hired "exclusively" to support the democratic process, to hold new elections after the resignation of former President Evo Morales in November 2019.
For its part, in a report of "inauthentic behavior" published this Tuesday, Facebook reported that in August it removed 55 accounts, 42 pages and 36 Instagram profiles associated with CLS Strategies.
The report indicates that this network would have used false accounts to, among other activities, publish news about politics and elections in Venezuela, Mexico and Bolivia.
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According to Facebook, they also posted content in support of the Venezuelan opposition and the interim government of Bolivia, and criticized Morena, the Mexican political party to which President Andrés Manuel López Obrador belongs.
CLS Strategies responded on Friday to a request for comment sent by CNN.
The company sent a statement that was published this Friday on its website and in which they explain that they are carrying out an internal investigation together with a law firm to examine Facebook's allegations.
Speaking to the Financial Times, the company said: "We take seriously our commitment to adhere to the rapidly evolving policies of Facebook and other social networks."