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Facebook: fake account removal Q4 2017 - Q1 2019
Global number of fake accounts taken action on by Facebook from 4th quarter 2017 to 1st quarter 2019 (in millions)
by J. Clement,
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Sep 2, 2019
This statistic shows the number of fake accounts worldwide that Facebook took action on from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2019. In the most recently reported period, the social network removed almost 2.2 billion fake accounts, up from 1.2 billion fake accounts in the preceding quarter.
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Sep 2, 2019
This statistic shows the number of fake accounts worldwide that Facebook took action on from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2019. In the most recently reported period, the social network removed almost 2.2 billion fake accounts, up from 1.2 billion fake accounts in the preceding quarter.
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- May 2019
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- Worldwide
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- Q4 2017 to Q1 2019
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- According to Facebook, "our goal is to remove as many fake accounts on Facebook as we can. We prioritize enforcement against users and accounts that seek to cause harm and find many of these fake accounts are used in spam campaigns and are financially motivated."
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- Worldwide
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- Q4 2017 to Q1 2019
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- According to Facebook, "our goal is to remove as many fake accounts on Facebook as we can. We prioritize enforcement against users and accounts that seek to cause harm and find many of these fake accounts are used in spam campaigns and are financially motivated."
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