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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zambia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Facebook on Tuesday said it removed more than 8 fake accounts, pages that were spreading \u201cfake\u201d news and impersonating authentic and verified Mwebantu Facebook page.<\/p>\n

Facebook stated that the pages were removed for what they term \u201ccoordinated inauthentic behaviour\u201d on the social media platform in Zambia. The false pages had become aggressive with fake news, cyberbullying and online fraud.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis kind of behaviour is not allowed on Facebook under our misrepresentation policy because we don\u2019t want people or organizations creating networks of accounts to mislead others about who they are, or what they\u2019re doing,\u201d a Facebook official said.<\/p>\n

The authentic Mwebantu Facebook page has a blue tick that shows that it has been verified by Facebook authorities, with over 1.5 million followers in Zambia and beyond. Mwebantu has grown to have over 2 million followers on Social Media and is regarded as Zambia\u2019s leading Social news and advertising platform.<\/p>\n

Mwebantu is grateful to the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) and Facebook Regional team for helping remove fake Mwebantu Facebook Pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. Facebook on Tuesday said it removed more than 8 fake accounts, pages that were spreading \u201cfake\u201d news and impersonating authentic and verified Mwebantu Facebook page. Facebook stated that the pages were removed for what they term \u201ccoordinated inauthentic behaviour\u201d on the social media platform in Zambia. 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