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Facebook is one of the most popular social networking apps. The main headquarters are located in Menlo Park, California. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, and his college mates Andrew McCollum, Eduardo Saverin, Chris Hughes, and Dustin Moskovitz. Today, this American Facebook app ranks among the top four technology companies which include Google, Apple, and Amazon.
Fake accounts of Facebook
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Nowadays, fake accounts are increasing on Facebook. Plus, many people are violating Facebook laws and creating profiles. However, it is not a crime to create fake profiles because it does not strictly ask the users to update their profile photo or to use real names.
But if a fake account is found threatening other, or doing criminal activities, then it is considered illegal. Strict actions will be taken against those who are found doing criminal acts using fake profiles.
Facebook removes 3 billion fake account
There are more than billions of fake profiles on Facebook. However, nothing impossible for facebook. Facebook has taken strict action against fake users, and it has decided to remove fake profiles.
Facebook: Fake account removal doubles in 6 months to 3 bil from technology
As per the sources, Facebook has deleted more than 3 billion fake profiles from October 2018 to March 2019. Luckily, these accounts were caught before they had any chance to become active users. Moreover, Facebook blocked certain fake profiles within a few minutes of their creation.
How to find a fake account on Facebook?
Detecting fake accounts is very easy. One can suspect a fake account by checking their recent activity on their profile. If the person is not adding photos, posting a status or getting tagged by their friends, then it is a fake profile.
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