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A Shocking Look at Where Social Media Accounts Come From (and How They are Made)by@brianwallace
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A Shocking Look at Where Social Media Accounts Come From (and How They are Made)

by Brian WallaceJanuary 11th, 2018
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Where do fake social media accounts come from and why should we care? We all know someone who has social media restrictions placed on them by work and they might make a fake account so they can feel free to interact online without fear of retribution from their job. There are also people who make social media accounts for their pets. Those are some of the more benign reasons that people create fake social media accounts. But there are probably more nefarious reasons to create a fake social media account, and that is evident when you look at what many of them are doing online.
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