Meta removed 63,000 Instagram accounts involved in sextortion scams.The majority of these accounts were operated by scammers in Nigeria.While most scams targeted adults, there were also attempts to exploit minors.Meta's automated systems flagged and disabled many of these accounts before the investigation.Meta also removed 7,200 Facebook accounts, pages, and groups related to these scams.Read More Stories
Meta removed 63,000 Instagram accounts involved in sextortion scams.The majority of these accounts were operated by scammers in Nigeria.While most scams targeted adults, there were also attempts to exploit minors.Meta's automated systems flagged and disabled many of these accounts before the investigation.Meta also removed 7,200 Facebook accounts, pages, and groups related to these scams.Read More Stories