Facebook targets 30K fake news accounts

Facebook has taken aim at 30,000 fake news or spam accounts in France ahead of the country's presidential election.

"Our priority, of course, is to remove the accounts with the largest footprint, with a high amount of activity and a broad reach," Facebook security manager Shabnam Shaik said in a blog post.

Fake news via Facebook came under scrutiny following Donald Trump's victory in the United States.

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