Rappler's latest stories on fake account
No evidence yet reported accounts engaged in malicious activity – Facebook
'At this time, we have not seen evidence of the reported accounts engaging in coordinated or malicious activity focused on creating fake accounts,' says Facebook
#HandsOffOurStudents trends as Filipinos call out fake accounts swarming Facebook
'The real terrorists are behind these attacks to the privacy and security of students and people who are critical of the administration's incompetence,' a netizen says
'I don’t feel safe, Facebook': After discovery of ghost accounts, users demand better account protection
Facebook users harness their own online community to report and flag these suspicious accounts
Users report duplicate, dummy Facebook accounts in PH
While initially thought to be limited to activists and journalists in Cebu and Central Visayas, duplicate accounts are reported in areas across the country
False Facebook accounts of U.P. students, alumni reported after terror bill protests
Here's how you can report accounts pretending to be someone you know or someone that doesn't exist
Facebook blocks group spreading pro-Trump posts from fake accounts
Facebook removes 610 accounts, 89 pages, 156 groups and 72 Instagram accounts that originated in Vietnam and the US
Twitter closes thousands of fake news accounts worldwide
The information release is part of the company's push to improve understanding of how its platform is used by state actors to manipulate public opinion
Otso Diretso on Facebook takedown of fake accounts: Good but not enough
'They should have taken measures way back, and not let so much time pass before they actually did these concrete steps to actually stop the weaponization of the social network,' says senatorial bet Chel Diokno
Panelo downplays role of social media in Duterte victory
Malacañang says President Rodrigo Duterte knew nothing about the network of pro-Duterte fake accounts Facebook recently took down
Fake account network massively pro-Duterte – report
Other politicians being promoted by the pages include Bong Go, Ronald dela Rosa, Sara Duterte, Ferdinand Marcos, Imee Marcos, and Bongbong Marcos
Facebook takes down fake account network of Duterte campaign social media manager
(UPDATED) Facebook takes down 200 pages, groups, and accounts followed by millions of users
Instagram ousting fake followers from accounts
The crackdown comes as Instagram parent Facebook strives to assure people that the leading social network and its services can be trusted
Rudy Fariñas, Arroyo meets economic managers, Facebook cleanup | Midday wRap
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Facebook uncovers political influence campaign ahead of U.S. midterms
The company says the actors have become 'more careful to cover their tracks,' and that they are 'well-funded adversaries who will never give up and are constantly changing tactics'
Twitter continues aggressive suspension of unwanted accounts
New report surfaces, saying Twitter suspended 58 million accounts in the 4th quarter of 2017
Twitter rooting out fake accounts at record rate – report
Russia-linked fake accounts are believed to have fired off false tweets in an effort to sway the 2016 US presidential vote
Robredo’s SALN, Ombudsman application, Facebook closes fake accounts | Evening wRap
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Facebook shut 583 million fake accounts in first 3 months of 2018
Fake profiles make up 3% to 4% of all active accounts, reports the social network
Is the Philippines in step with Russian online propaganda warfare?
The same techniques detailed in Robert Mueller's Russia-Trump indictment are pervasive here and have accomplished the same goal as the Russians': sow discord
Bots, Assange, an alliance: Has Russian propaganda infiltrated the Philippines?
(UPDATED) A Russian-linked Twitter account used to interfere in polls in Spain is now tweeting exclusively about the Philippines – one of several disturbing developments that may suggest Kremlin propaganda in the country
Facebook deletes 'tens of thousands' of fake accounts in UK
The social network announces another round of deletion following its April crackdown on fake accounts in France
Facebook disrupts suspected spam operation
Facebook s security team spent 6 months fighting to neutralize what they saw as a coordinated campaign according to Shabnam Shaik a company security manager
Facebook looking at behavior to weed out fake accounts
Accounts with suspicious behavior such as repetitive posts or torrents of messages will be suspended as part of Facebook s security improvements
Why Alvarez' bill criminalizing fake social media accounts won't work
House Bill 5021 proposes to penalize fake social media account holders and people behind bots with 6 to 12 years in prison on top of a P30 000 to P50 000 fine
Propaganda war: Weaponizing the internet
In the Philippines, paid trolls, fallacious reasoning, leaps in logic, poisoning the well – these are only some of the propaganda techniques that have helped shift public opinion on key issues
Social media fakery: Tips for spotting questionable accounts
As social media increasingly becomes a minefield here are some tips to spot dubious users on Facebook and Twitter
#SmartFREEInternet: Anatomy of a black ops campaign on Twitter
Interest groups are mobilizing fictitious social media resources at scale to disrupt online conversations How can you spot black ops campaigns?
