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 ...

(Bloomberg) -- Meta Platforms Inc. removed 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria linked to scammers who were using its social media services to blackmail targets after soliciting intimate photos ...

Meta has confirmed it removed thousands of Instagram accounts linked to alleged sextortion scams. The social media giant — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads ...

Meta took down some 63,000 accounts, including one network of 2,500 accounts that traced back to just 20 individuals.

Facebook parent Meta (META) said on Wednesday that it has removed thousands of Instagram accounts linked to so-called sextortion scams. In a blog post, the company detailed how it pulled 63,000 ...

Meta has removed 63,000 Instagram accounts from Nigeria that were involved in sextortion scams, including a coordinated network of 2,500 accounts linked to 20 individuals targeting primarily adult ...

Meta said Wednesday that it has taken down about 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria running sexual extortion scams and has removed thousands of Facebook groups and pages that were trying to ...

Instagram investigated and removed around 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria that were trying to financially sextort users, Meta said in a blog post.

(Bloomberg) -- Meta Platforms Inc. removed 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria linked to scammers who were using its social media services to blackmail targets after soliciting intimate photos, the ...