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Facebook Removed Three Billion Fake Accounts Over Six Months

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Ashley Gold
· · Source: The Information

Facebook removed more than three billion fake accounts between October 2018 and March 2019, showing a spike in suspicious activity on the platform largely attributable to bad actors creating many fake profiles at once, the company announced today. The uptick in fake accounts on the platform shows that Facebook continues to fight an uphill battle against people seeking to abuse the platform,...

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