Facebook has announced in its first transparency report for 2019 that it has removed 5.4 billion fake accounts between January and September 2019. The report also said that India accounted for nearly 60% of the internet disruptions worldwide with Jammu & Kashmir being the most impacted region. The report adds that the total duration of internet disruption in India was eight weeks, two days and 22 hours, but also added that the report is “not intended to be exhaustive”.Internet disruptions has been described as “intentional restrictions on connectivity that limit people’s ability to access the internet or specific websites and apps”. The company documented 68 such cases worldwide, but 40 of these were from India, followed by Algeria (7), Ethiopia (4) and Kazakhstan (3).
Nearly 5.4 million fake accounts removed by Facebook
