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Facebook sues firms in China over sale of fake accounts, likes

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MANILA - Facebook Inc. said on Friday that it filed a lawsuit along with Instagram in US federal court against four companies and three people based in the People&#x27;s Republic of China for promoting the sale of fake accounts, likes and followers.Facebook claimed the companies and persons promoted the sales not just on their platforms but also on other firms including Amazon, Apple, Google, LinkedIn, and Twitter.&quot;By filing the lawsuit, we hope to reinforce that this kind of fraudulent activity is not tolerated--and that we’ll act forcefully to protect the integrity of our platform,&quot; Paul Grewal, vice president and deputy general counsel of Facebook, wrote in a blog post.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/26/19/exclusive-twinmark-media-earned-millions-of-dollars-before-facebook-takedown">EXCLUSIVE: Twinmark Media earned millions of dollars before Facebook takedown</a></li></ul>&quot;Inauthentic activity has no place on our platform. That’s why we devote significant resources to detecting and stopping this behavior, including disabling millions of fake accounts every day.&quot;In the Philippines, Facebook earlier took down 220 Facebook pages, 73 Facebook accounts and 29 Instagram accounts affiliated with Twinmark Media for repeatedly violating its misrepresentation and spam policies and exhibiting “coordinated inauthentic behavior.”In October 2018, Facebook <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/23/18/facebook-removes-95-pages-39-accounts-for-spam-authenticity-violations">removed</a> 95 pages and 39 accounts for spam and authenticity behaviors. - with a report from Reuters

Facebook Inc. said on Friday that it filed a lawsuit in US federal court against four companies and three people based in the People's Republic of China for promoting the sale of fake accounts, likes and followers.

Facebook Inc. said on Friday that it filed a lawsuit in US federal court against four companies and three people based in the People's Republic of China for promoting the sale of fake accounts, likes and followers.