Some page owners see decline in Likes as Facebook eliminates false accounts

Some top Facebook pages lost tens of thousands of Likes today as a result of Facebook’s attempt to eliminate false accounts and improve site integrity.

Last month the social network announced it would remove Likes obtained through malware, compromised accounts, deceived users or purchased bulk Likes. It seems a major component of this was pushed today, as many pages saw their daily new Likes dip into negative territory today, and other top growing pages experienced a lower new Like count than normal.

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