Facebook closes African fake accounts targeting US voters

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IN BRIEF: Facebook Inc has removed several malicious accounts and pages that advertised and sold social security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, and alleged credit card numbers of dozens of people and it will continue to do it if so needed.

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Facebook spokesman assured to remove Posts containing information like social security numbers or credit card information on Facebook when Facebook becomes aware of it.

Facebook has also deleted almost 120 private...

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Tanzania: Over a million “fake voters” removed from the electoral register
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The National Electoral Commission of Tanzania announced Tuesday that it had removed from the electoral register just over a million people who had unduly registered for the 25 October general elections which promise to be the tightest since the country ...
Do Tanzanians receive enough civic and voter education?Daily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)

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“We have become aware that there is a page on Facebook impersonating the genuine Twaweza Tanzania page. To all our stakeholders and interested parties, please be aware that Twaweza has been in operation since 2010. The genuine Twaweza Facebook page contains content going all the way back to that time. We take with utmost seriousness the impersonation of our organization in order to spread rumours and misinformation. It is clear that this has been brought about from our release of an opinion...

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Facebook inaanzisha mtandao wa kijamii kwaajili ya wafanyakazi kuwasiliana na kushirikiana kuhusiana na masuala ya kazi. Facebook at Work utaonekana vile vile kama Facebook ya kawaida, lakini watumiaji watakuwa na uwezo wa kutengenesha akaunti zao binafsi. Watumiaji watakuwa na uwezo wa kuchat na wenzao, kutengeneza mtandao wa kazi na kushare nyaraka mbalimbali. Mtandao huo ambao […]

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