Research Says Many Facebook “Likes” Are Bogus
Researchers from England have found that “likes” on Facebook for companies and celebrities are not all they are cracked up to be...
Federal drug-enforcement officials are claiming the right to impersonate people on Facebook in order to ensnare suspected criminals. A woman whose phone was confiscated found that officials had harvested photos from it and used them to establish a fake Facebook page in her name. Officials insist they were within their rights to use her identity for a "legitimate law enforcement purpose," but some of those pictures included were those of her young son and niece. A Facebook spokesman declined to comment on the case. The site’s “Community Standards” state “Claiming to be another person, creating a false presence for an organization, or creating multiple accounts undermines community and violates Facebook’s terms.” The spokesman said there is no exception to this policy for law enforcement.