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Facebook Reports 80M Accounts Are Bogus
By John P. Mello Jr., PCWorld Aug 2, 2012 8:45 AM
Bogus Facebook accounts are on the rise, according to a report filed by the social network with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday.
In its 10-Q statement, Facebook reported that 8.7 percent, or 83 million, of its 955 million accounts are either duplicates or "false."
That's a substantial increase over figures released by the company in March. Then it estimated that from five to six percent, or 42.25 million to 50.70 million, of 845 million monthly active accounts were bogus.
Facebook breaks out "false" accounts into two categories. One is misclassified accounts. That's where a personal account is created for something other than a person?a business, for instance, or an organization or pet.
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By John P. Mello Jr., PCWorld Aug 2, 2012 8:45 AM
Bogus Facebook accounts are on the rise, according to a report filed by the social network with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday.
In its 10-Q statement, Facebook reported that 8.7 percent, or 83 million, of its 955 million accounts are either duplicates or "false."
That's a substantial increase over figures released by the company in March. Then it estimated that from five to six percent, or 42.25 million to 50.70 million, of 845 million monthly active accounts were bogus.
Facebook breaks out "false" accounts into two categories. One is misclassified accounts. That's where a personal account is created for something other than a person?a business, for instance, or an organization or pet.
More about at:
http://www.pcworld.c....html#tk.hp_new
