July 24 (UPI) --Meta said Wednesday it removed tens of thousands accounts based in Nigeria in a crackdown on sextortion schemes stemming from the country. The company said it took down 63,000 ...

Meta said Wednesday it had removed about 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria that were engaging in sexual extortion and had ...

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Nigeria is keen to help crack down on internet extortion scams after Meta’s removal of thousands ... giant this summer axed more than 63,000 fake accounts, including a “co-ordinated network ...

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Meta said in a blogpost on Wednesday it had removed about 63,000 accounts that tried to engage with the scams. "Financial sextortion is a horrific crime that can have devastating consequences," it ...

Meta on Wednesday said it has removed 63,000 Instagram accounts linked to sextortion scams from Nigeria, days after authorities in the West African country slapped a $220 million fine on the company.