You can see that depending on the country they either are quick to remove or very slow(100+ days plus) or not at all when it comes to users creating fake engagement.
They might be motivated by a fear of losing access to a country.
If you remove lies or fake engagement of the political party in power, then they can retaliate.
Of course. They're an American company, a country that elected Trump.
Whose campaign pioneered the usage of fake news and targetting advertising to groups susceptible to it.
And successfully took ownership of the term "fake news" by redefining it as any negative news about themselves.
It does highlight how an American company trying to prevent fake engagement could be considered hypocrisy by other countries.
Those in power don't want opposition and they have the power to change people perceptions of reality. Facebook not acquiescing to them is a liability.
2 years ago this was reported by the New York Times: "A Genocide Incited on Facebook, With Posts From Myanmar’s Military" [0]
It highlights how "manufacturing consent" has shifted from traditional government news media to the decentralisation of social media.
[0] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/technology/myanmar-facebo...