Meta said in a statement the 63,000 accounts were on Instagram, adding that it had also removed 7,200 Facebook accounts, pages and groups dedicated to providing tips on scamming people
said on Wednesday it had removed about 63,000 accounts in Nigeria that attempted to engage in financial sexual extortion scams mostly aimed at adult men in the United States.
The company also took down a smaller co-ordinated network of around 2,500 that were linked to a group of around 20 individuals. Meta representatives said this was not the first time they had disrupted such networks, but added they were disclosing the current operation to “drive awareness.”
Canada News Breaking News Video Canadian Breaking News Breaking News Globe And Mail Breaking News Globe And Mail Canada News Photos World News Local News National News Us News Foreign News Sports News Arts News Life News Lifestyle Canada Traffic Canada Weather Trudeau Government Federal Government Canada Sports Canada Sports News Politics Politics News Political News Political Opinion Environment Economy Technology Education Travel Canada Alberta Bc British Columbia Manitoba Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia Pei New Brunswick Newfoundland And Labrador Nunavut Northwest Territories Yukon Globe And Mail
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Meta to roll back some restrictions on Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accountsThe social media company indefinitely suspended Trump’s accounts following his praise of people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Read more »
Meta takes down thousands of Facebook accounts running sextortion scams from NigeriaMeta says it has taken down about 63,000 Facebook accounts in Nigeria that were engaging in financial sextortion scams — along with groups and pages that were trying to organize, recruit and train new scammers.
Read more »
Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating data protection and consumer rights lawsABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's government on Friday announced a fine of $220 million on Meta, saying its investigations found “multiple and repeated...
Read more »
Apple rejected Meta's pursuit of AI partnership: BBGApple (AAPL) has reportedly rejected Meta's (META) attempts at forging a partnership. According to a Bloomberg report, the tech giant declined Meta's...
Read more »
Apple Spurned Idea of iPhone AI Partnership With Meta Months AgoApple Inc. rejected overtures by Meta Platforms Inc. to integrate the social networking company’s AI chatbot into the iPhone months ago, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Read more »
Apple, Meta not in talks currently for AI partnership, Bloomberg News reportsThe companies are not in discussions for an AI partnership involving Meta's Llama chatbot and only held brief talks in March, the report said. Discussions ...
Read more »