Woah. Facebook insider just said half of FB accounts are fake - and FB knows it.

wilburbear · Jun 14, 2013

http://www.prlog.org/12157111-faceb...ribute-for-half-of-all-facebook-accounts.html

atticus · Jun 14, 2013

Article states "600,000" users, not 600MM. An obvious attempt to manipulate as it's not mentioned anywhere else on the web, BBC, etc. The "article" is complete bullshit.

stevegee58 · Jun 14, 2013

Quote from atticus:

Facebook is complete bullshit.

There, fixed that fer ya.

wilburbear · Jun 14, 2013

Quote from atticus:

Article states "600,000" users, not 600MM. An obvious attempt to manipulate as it's not mentioned anywhere else on the web, BBC, etc. The "article" is complete bullshit.

either that, or word hasn't yet gotten out concerning this insider's allegations...........

if facebook is knowingly overstating its users, that is some sort of financial reporting violation.

stevegee58 · Jun 14, 2013

The assertion that half the accounts are fake is hardly surprising. The real surprise is it's only half.

zdreg · Jun 14, 2013

Quote from atticus:

Article states "600,000" users, not 600MM. An obvious attempt to manipulate as it's not mentioned anywhere else on the web, BBC, etc. The "article" is complete bullshit.

it takes times to go viral. analysts are slow to respond especially if they have an investment banking relationship. it is the summer.

having said the odds are it is total nonsense.

gkishot · Jun 14, 2013

The article has political tint to it.

chaykapwr · Jun 14, 2013

Quote from atticus:

Article states "600,000" users, not 600MM. An obvious attempt to manipulate as it's not mentioned anywhere else on the web, BBC, etc. The "article" is complete bullshit.

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/techno...-warn-of-fake-accounts-1.1523561#.UbtYDueqk08

Scammers are "cloning" other peoples facebook profiles. Obviously this overstates fb users. There could be millions that are just duplicates

Not to mention the study that 10% of profiles arent even humans (dogs, objects, brands etc)

I think the number is much closer to 500 million, maybe less

wilburbear · Jun 14, 2013

Quote from chaykapwr:

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/techno...-warn-of-fake-accounts-1.1523561#.UbtYDueqk08

Scammers are "cloning" other peoples facebook profiles. Obviously this overstates fb users. There could be millions that are just duplicates

Not to mention the study that 10% of profiles arent even humans (dogs, objects, brands etc)

I think the number is much closer to 500 million, maybe less

thanks for this.

this thread at least raises the topic for facebook to answer -

"well, how many accounts actually *are* fake - let's start seeing some sort of estimate for that."

chaykapwr · Jun 14, 2013

Quote from chaykapwr:

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/techno...-warn-of-fake-accounts-1.1523561#.UbtYDueqk08

Scammers are "cloning" other peoples facebook profiles. Obviously this overstates fb users. There could be millions that are just duplicates

Not to mention the study that 10% of profiles arent even humans (dogs, objects, brands etc)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/17/facebook-user-numbers_n_3292316.html

I think the number is much closer to 500 million, maybe less

added the link for the 2nd study in case someone wanted it.