Facebook’s War on Fake Accounts and Troubling Content
Big Numbers, Big Hits
- 3.2 billion fake profiles purged from April‑to‑Sept this year – more than twice last year’s 1.55 billion.
- Millions of posts about child abuse and suicide had to be removed.
- Instagram, the photo‑sharing side‑kick, is now giving us the low‑down on its own clean‑up spree.
Instagram vs. Facebook: The Detection Face‑off
- On Facebook, we caught 98.5 % of content linked to terrorist organisations.
- On Instagram, that pie of 98.5 % drops to 92.2 %. A rougher cut, but still impressive.
- Child‑oppressed content: 11.6 million on Facebook, 754,000 on Instagram (3rd quarter).
Self‑Harm and Drug Sales: The Bad Stuff That’s Gone
- 2.5 million posts flagged for suicide or self‑injury were taken down.
- 4.4 million pieces promoting drug sales got the axe.
Law Enforcement’s Side‑Kick Alert
- The FBI’s Christopher Wray warns that Facebook’s new encrypted messaging could become a playground for predators.
- “Turns the platform into a dream for child pornographers,” he said.
Wrapping It Up
Picture it: a colossal, relentless cleanup in the digital wilderness, with Facebook at the helm, driving out fake accounts, child abuse, self‑harm, and drug‑sales content. The number crunch tells a tale of relentless battle, though some pesky tech giants hope higher privacy might let bad guys slip through the cracks. Shout‑out to the folks behind the algorithmic shields – the unsung heroes of the internet!
