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Meta shutters fake account 'cheerleaders' for Cuban, Bolivian governments

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 24 03:12 AM

California-based Meta launched a probe last year into the two fake news rings, which it said had no ties to one another. Read more »

Twitter scrambles to curb spread of fake accounts

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 12 08:27 AM

Twitter moved on Friday to suspend sign-ups for a new paid checkmark system and reinstating a gray 'official' badge on some accounts. Read more »

Fact Check: How to spot impostor Twitter accounts

Bill McCarthy, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 05:04 AM

The rollout of Twitter's subscription service has prompted a string of accounts impersonating public figures, sparking concerns. Read more »

Musk ditches Twitter deal, triggering defiant response

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 07:33 AM

Musk accused the social media giant of ‘misleading’ statements about the number of fake accounts, a regulatory filing showed. Read more »

Musk says Twitter purchase will not go ahead without clarity on spam accounts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 05:48 PM

Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday that his purchase of Twitter would not go ahead unless he was assured that fewer than 5 percent of accounts on the platform were fake. Read more »

Comelec warns vs fake accounts of poll commissioners

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 02:26 PM

The Commission on Elections on Thursday warned the public of fake social media accounts of Comelec commissioners. Read more »

Duterte's PR guy in 2016 polls may get P900K stint with finance dept

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 06:06 PM

The public relations consultant who served as President Duterte's social media strategist in the 2016 elections said on Monday that he has yet to sign a contract with the Dept of Finance after details about it were published. Read more »

Facebook fights influence-for-hire campaigns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 05:03 AM

Facebook said Thursday that it had taken down nine deceptive online campaigns as marketing firms make a business of using fake accounts to sway opinions. Read more »

Facebook says took down 1.3 billion fake accounts in Oct-Dec

Reuters
Posted at Mar 22 06:28 PM

Facebook Inc said on Monday it took down 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December and that it had over 35,000 people working on tackling misinformation on its platform. Read more »

Why can’t social networks stop fake accounts?

Jack Nicas, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 09 06:04 PM

Every few months, social media companies say they removed another billion fake accounts. So how did a 21-year-old delivery driver in Pennsylvania impersonate Trump family members on Twitter for nearly a year, eventually fooling the president?   Read more »

From hate speech to nudity, Facebook's oversight board picks its first cases

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 09:26 PM

Facebook Inc's independent oversight board announced on Tuesday the first six cases where it could overrule the social media company's decisions to remove certain pieces of content from its platforms.   Read more »

Facebook, Twitter dismantle global array of disinformation networks

Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 01:37 AM

LONDON/WASHINGTON - Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc said on Thursday they had taken down more than a dozen disinformation networks used by political and state-backed groups to deceive users on the social media platforms in multiple countries. Read more »

Dela Rosa urged to ask why police, military use Facebook to spread 'fake news'

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 05 12:22 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) — A political analyst on Sunday said Senator Ronald Dela Rosa should instead ask why the police and military were using Facebook to spread fake news.  Read more »

Bato wants probe of Facebook takedown of accounts linked to cops, soldiers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 10:38 AM

Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa has filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the removal of some pro-government and anti-communist pages on Facebook, saying the move may be violating Filipinos' right to free speech. Read more »

Roque doubts Facebook will be banned in PH despite Duterte rant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 09:39 PM

Social media giant Facebook drew the ire of the Philippine government after it removed what President Rodrigo Duterte described as "advocacy accounts" of the country's military and police. Read more »

Duterte blasts Facebook over removal of PH military 'advocacy' accounts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 01:02 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday lashed out at Facebook for taking down Philippine military "advocacy" accounts and pages from its platform.   Read more »

Propaganda networks in China targeting PH should scare us: Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 08:55 PM

Robredo said the networks from China were more disturbing as they were seen backing President Rodrigo Duterte and trying to sway the upcoming national elections in favor of the possible presidential bid of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Read more »

AFP cautions Facebook over accounts removal policy

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 12:50 PM

Philippine military spokesperson Major Gen. Edgard Arevalo issued the reminder as he claimed that one of the accounts that were removed by Facebook was an advocacy group of parents whose children were recruited by communist-terrorists. Read more »

Facebook suspends fake Russian accounts, warns of US election hack-and-leak threat

Jack Stubbs, Reuters
Posted at Sep 25 07:02 AM

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has dismantled three networks of fake accounts which could be used by Russia's intelligence services to leak hacked documents as part of efforts to disrupt the upcoming US election. Read more »

AFP says ready to sanction officers who violate social media rules

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 10:04 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines is ready to sanction its personnel who will be found to have violated social media policies. Read more »