Facebook has confirmed today that it is investigating into a giant wave of gory and pornographic images that have been posted to the social networking site.
The pictures, links and videos include manipulated pictures of celebrities in sex acts, bestiality and violent acts, sometimes performed on animals.
Says Facebook:
The wave continues to grow as users click on the spam virus unknowingly, thus sending the content to more friends by accident.
Concludes security firm Sophos:
Says Facebook:
We have recently experienced an increase in reports and we are investigating and addressing the issue. We are always working to improve our systems to isolate and remove material that violates our terms. Protecting the people who use Facebook from spam and malicious content is a top priority for us.
The wave continues to grow as users click on the spam virus unknowingly, thus sending the content to more friends by accident.
Concludes security firm Sophos:
It's precisely this kind of problem which is likely to drive people away from the site. Facebook needs to get a handle on this problem quickly, and prevent it from happening on such a scale again.
