Facebook and Instagram sue China companies for selling fake accounts, likes and followers

Facebook said on Friday it filed a lawsuit along with Instagram in US federal court against four companies and three people based in China for promoting the sale of fake accounts, likes and followers.In a blog post, the company said the accused people and companies promoted the sales on both Facebook and Instagram as well as other online service providers including Amazon, Apple, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter.“We’re also enforcing our rights under US intellectual property law for their illegal…

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