Active steps were being "clandestine functions created to more Soviet foreign coverage ambitions", consisting of disinformation, forgeries, leaks to international media, and the channeling of support to militant groups. Ankhi Das, Facebook's plan director for India and South and Central Asia, apologized publicly in August 2020 for sharing a Facebook submit that named Muslims in India a "degenerate local community". Blake, Andrew (August 5, 2020).