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Facebook help forum overrun by spam

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 28 Aug 2012 10:14 User comments (3)

Facebook help forum overrun by spam Last year, Facebook saw its Help Center community forum taken over by spam.
This week, it has happened again, leaving the forum completely overrun.

The forums, which have 23 different sections, let users answer questions about various different topics.

Most of the spam, which should be familiar to anyone with a site or blog, focuses on streaming live sports matches and other links to unauthorized content. Most of the accounts are fake, but some others seem to have been hacked.

It looks like Facebook will have to crack down again before its gets too bad.

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3 user comments

129.8.2012 00:33

Why this doesn't surprise me....

21.9.2012 17:57

People spamming walls too

31.9.2012 18:33

I guess that's why I'm still waiting for an answer 6 months later to a question.

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