Tobi Ijalana
The company said it suspended accounts associated with the defendants, who had been formally warned crossing the company’s terms of use.
“However, their activity persisted.
“By filing the lawsuit, we are sending a message that this kind of fraudulent activity is not tolerated on our services and we will act to protect the integrity of our platform,’’ Facebook said in a statement.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), The company claimed that the defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed in a U.S. federal court, profited from a service which sold fake engagement services to Instagram users.
Users with large numbers of followers are often able to attract lucrative sponsorship deals and sell products on their platform if they are considered to be influencers.
The company has also been removing pages, groups and accounts with fake behaviors in countries including the Philippines, Russia and Iran.
