Big Action Meta: More than 2 million Facebook accounts banned, this is why the decision was taken

New Delhi. Facebook's parent company Meta has closed more than two million accounts from scam centers in South-East Asia and the Middle East this year. These accounts were linked to criminal organizations, which defraud people and misuse their accounts such as “Pig Butchering.” This gang cheats people using messaging apps, dating sites, social media and crypto apps.

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Meta working together with agencies

To stop all this, Meta is working closely with law enforcement agencies and other companies and is taking strict measures. Let us tell you that crores of people are connected on Facebook, which is used for instant messaging, but cyber frauds are using this app to target people and scam them.

Know what is 'Pig Butchering' Scam?

Scammers are targeting people every day through text messages, dating apps, social media and email. One of these scams is 'Pig Butchering.' Under this, scammers befriend people online and convince them to invest money in some scheme. Such scams mostly happen in cryptocurrency. Then scammers make people's money disappear. Meta is using several methods to fight these scammers.

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DOI policy

Dangerous Organizations and Individuals (DOI) policy- Under this, action is taken against scammers by banning their accounts. Its purpose is to stop scam activities, remove accounts, and improve detection methods. To prevent scams, we work closely with law enforcement agencies to stop scammers.