• The Facebook logo is seen on a computer in this photo illustration in Washington in July. Facebook on Wednesday said it has nixed 5.4 billion fake accounts already this year, many within moments of being created at the leading social network.'We have improved our ability to detect and block attempts to create fake, abusive accounts,' the internet firm said in its latest transparency report. | AFP-JIJI
    The Facebook logo is seen on a computer in this photo illustration in Washington in July. Facebook on Wednesday said it has nixed 5.4 billion fake accounts already this year, many within moments of being created at the leading social network."We have improved our ability to detect and block attempts to create fake, abusive accounts," the internet firm said in its latest transparency report. | AFP-JIJI

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BANGALORE, INDIA/SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook Inc. removed 3.2 billion fake accounts between April and September, along with millions of posts depicting child abuse and suicide, according to its latest content moderation report released on Wednesday.

That more than doubles the number of fake accounts taken down during the same period last year, when 1.55 billion accounts were removed, according to the report. (bit.ly/2OcsCVI)

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