How the bad guys build fake accounts on Facebook
Facebook (FB) is in regulators’ crosshairs because of revelations that Russian operatives used the platform to sow discord among the American electorate and discredit Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton during last year’s presidential election. A Russian-run Facebook account called Blacktivist, for instance, attracted 500,000 followers with provocative posts highlighting racial injustice before Facebook discovered the subterfuge and shut it down. Facebook says about $100,000 in ad purchases by Russian entities since 2015 were linked with about 500 fake accounts.
Oct 23, 2017 ... Facebook fakery. Yahoo Finance decided to investigate the role fake accounts play on Facebook by attempting to establish and purchase ...