Facebook removes 3.2bn fake accounts, millions of child abuse posts

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Facebook removes 3.2bn fake accounts, millions of child abuse posts

According to latest content moderation report.

Facebook Inc removed 3.2 billion fake accounts between April and September this year, along with millions of posts depicting child abuse and suicide, according to its latest content moderation report released on Wednesday. That more than doubles the number of fake accounts taken down during the ...

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