#facebook purge

Facebook announced that it has removed about 200 pages, groups, and accounts both on Instagram and Facebook in the Philippines for engaging in "coordinated inauthentic behavior". Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook's Head of Cybersecurity Policy, stated that through their investigation, they found out that a combination of authentic and fake accounts was made to disseminate content across pages and groups. Steps were taken by these individuals to conceal their identities; however, after much investigation, Facebook found that the pages, groups, and accounts traced back to a network organized by a specific individual named Nic Gabunada. The social networking platform purged about 67 pages, 68 Facebook accounts, 40 groups, and 25 Instagram accounts. Facebook also noted that around USD 59,000 (PHP 3,099,004) was used in spending for ads on the platform. Facebook is launching a new game, Your Profile, Your Home where users can build their own virtual home on Facebook and learn how to personalize their account based on their preferences. Through the game users can learn more about the settings of Facebook such as Privacy settings, Advertiser preferences, and security settings. Through Your Profile, Your Home, Facebook hopes that users will have an easy way to find out just how safe and secure their profiles are. Read more in our articles including "Facebook removes 200 pages, groups, and accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior" and "Insta360 Luna Ultra launched, priced in the Philippines".