Facebook Deletes 10 Million Accounts, Says Account Purge Will Continue

The Meta Platforms-owned social media company warned accounts that post spammy or ‘fake engagement’ content.
Facebook Deletes 10 Million Accounts, Says Account Purge Will Continue
A person reads Facebook posts on her phone in Manila, Philippines, on Nov. 21, 2024. Jam Sta Rosa/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Facebook announced this week that it has deleted some 10 million accounts that were engaging in spam activities and warned that more will be removed from the social media platform in the coming days.

The company said on July 14 that it took action targeting roughly 500,000 accounts that it said had “engaged in spammy behavior or fake engagement,” including “measures ranging from demoting their comments and reducing the distribution of their content to preventing these accounts from monetizing.”

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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