Facebook Admits That 83M Of Its Accounts Are Fake

snoopy · Aug 3, 2012

Facebook admits that 83m of its accounts are fake
1.5 percent of users are undesirable, according to a filing with the SEC
By Sophie Curtis | Computerworld UK | 03 August 12

Facebook has admitted that more than 83 million accounts on its social network may be fake, representing 8.7 percent of its 955 million active users. n documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this week, Facebook divided fake profiles into three categories: "duplicate", user-misclassified" and "undesirable".

A duplicate is "an account that a user maintains in addition to his or her principal account," user-misclassified accounts are those created for "a business, organisation, or non-human entity such as a pet," and undesirable accounts are those deemed to be in breach of Facebook's terms of service.

Facebook revealed that duplicate profiles make up 4.8 percent of the users, user-misclassified accounts account for 2.4 percent, and 1.5 percent of users were undesirable. Numbers are based on a sample of live accounts.

The news is significant given that the vast majority of Facebook's revenue is from advertising. Advertisers pay for ad products, including sponsored stories in users' News Feeds, based on the number of impressions delivered or the number of clicks made by those users.
Click to expand...

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk ews/security/3373851/facebook-admits-that-83m-of-its-accounts-are-fake/?cmpid=HTML-DN030812&olo=daily%20news

kayrose · Aug 5, 2012

I'm sending this off to my many many
friends and family.

So many of us are soooooo trusting
and gullible,.
butt smart. :unsure:

THank you snoops!!!!!

:wub2:

Log in or Sign up

Facebook Admits That 83M Of Its Accounts Are Fake

snoopy Registered Members

kayrose Banned

Share This Page

Log in or Sign up

Facebook Admits That 83M Of Its Accounts Are Fake

snoopy Registered Members

kayrose Banned

Share This Page

Useful Searches