Tag: fake accounts
Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple store workers vote to unionise
Workers at an Apple store in Maryland have voted to unionise, forming the tech giant's first retail union in the United States. The employees of the shop in Towson passed the measure 65-33, with about a dozen abstentions. After the result came in, the group tweeted: "Now we celebrate… tomorrow we keep organising." It is…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Elon Musk puts Twitter deal on hold over fake accounts
Elon Musk has said his $44bn (£35bn) deal to buy Twitter is temporarily on hold after he queried the number of fake or spam accounts on the social media platform. He said he was waiting for information "supporting [the] calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users". Following the announcement, Twitter…
Facebook removes 15 Billion fake accounts in two years
As the world's largest social networking platform, Facebook has witnessed a surge in the number of users in the past few years. Hundreds of millions of people have joined its social media space to communicate, keep in touch with the latest trends or promote business, especially after the pandemic hit. Although the COVID-19 restrictions have…
