(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 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 ...

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

Meta has removed a staggering 63,000 Instagram accounts behind “ sextortion ” scams—or attempts to trick people, including minors, into sharing their nudes.

Meta has taken down tens of thousands of Instagram accounts from Nigeria as part of a massive crackdown on sextortion scams.

(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 ...

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 ...