Facebook Bans Massive Fake Pro-Trump Network As Election Looms | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

Ben Collins, tech and media reporter for NBC News, talks with Rachel Maddow about how a company using fake accounts with artificial user photos and a pro-Trump agenda was banned by Facebook after it had amassed tens of millions of followers using ads and clickbait content. Aired on 12/20/19.

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[TheGbelcher]

Ppl, delete your FB accounts. You’ll thank me later.

[maxcovfefe]

Haven't used FB in years. I don't miss it.

[orangehammock]

Poison the well. Think for yourself. The emperor wears no clothes.

[Mediumdoo]

I stopped Fakebook years ago. It’s best internet move I’ve made to date

[robthatsme]

Folks it’s really simple, ban Facebook. I have. Life is so much better. Now I concentrate on REAL friends.

[mr.bandity]

Social media is dying and we should let it.

[sanjayingole]

It's a little late for Facebook to wake up after earning millions in ad revenue from those fake accounts.. the damage is already done.

[darreldugan]

FB needs to work even harder at removing trolls! It doesn’t take a genius to know who is a troll but yet FB seems to be willfully ignorant!

[danozomatli]

The saddest part about this is the ignorance of the American people, especially those of the Trump base who are particularly vulnerable

[judyxo]

Too little to late Zuckerberg. I quit wasting time on FB years ago. Spend time on real relationships people, you’ll be better for it.

[chaffegirl]

EVERY time I got an epoch times AD I would report it

[annetaylor]

The same on love to know how many fake "followers"he has on twitter as well😏

[normangaskill]

Need another segment on this, but dumb it down so every one gets it

[jonathanbrady]

I already deleted my Facebook account! Feels good! I love not having it! No more BS news, garbage articles and constant comparison of yourself to others. No more distraction! I feel lighter for doing it!

[davidjessee]

Keep politics out of FB os to connect with friends and family... Not to have thier political views ambushed..

[jewellmadden]

What about YOUTUBE?!?! I'm being swamped w/as asking me if I want to support trump. I'm tired of it!!!

[leftylinky]

About time Facebook did something Re the countless fake profiles

[husqvarna]

I dumped Facebook quite a while back and I’m very happy I did.

[dngmjh]

have FB informed all follows of this stuff that it's Russia funded?

[THT]

🚢🌊The Ttumptanic staff can’t even find the lifeboats.🚢🌊