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http://www.myfoxny.com/story/19180366/facebook-admits-millions-of-accounts-are-fake

 

MYFOXNY.COM -

 

Facebook's share price dipped below $20 on Thursday after reporting slowing growth and an admission of an alarming number of fake accounts.

 

In a quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the social media company said that as many as 83 million of its accounts are fake.

 

It also reported that as many as five percent of its active users have duplicate accounts.

 

Facebook members grew to 955 million this year.

 

It says 1.5 percent of its accounts are likely spam or accounts set up for other malicious activity. The fake accounts are concentrated in developing markets, according to the filing.

 

It also blames people who set up accounts for non-human entities, such as pets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doesnt really affect the average user - but it does greatly affect those who do business with facebook - particularly their reputation and business standings

 

 

Mr Zuckerberg used to come off as quite the arrogant ****** - guess hes getting some taste of humble pie?

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