{"id":89674,"date":"2019-08-09T08:28:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T12:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=89674"},"modified":"2019-08-09T08:28:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T12:28:03","slug":"facebook-asked-to-cut-down-on-fakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=89674","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Asked to Cut Down on Fakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/qoabvd2c838ng05zesug2olhn4pa85n.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-89675 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/qoabvd2c838ng05zesug2olhn4pa85n.jpg?resize=300%2C183&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/qoabvd2c838ng05zesug2olhn4pa85n.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/qoabvd2c838ng05zesug2olhn4pa85n.jpg?resize=768%2C468&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/qoabvd2c838ng05zesug2olhn4pa85n.jpg?resize=500%2C305&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/qoabvd2c838ng05zesug2olhn4pa85n.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An article in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonicanews.com\/2019\/08\/01\/kinzinger-asks-facebook-to-crack-down-on-scams\/a9u5dhj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tonica News reports<\/a> that Rep. Adam Kinzinger has formally asked Facebook&#8217;s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to provide an update on Facebook&#8217;s efforts to improve the safety and security of the platform.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>According to a New York Times article, Kinzinger was moved to take action after reading an article about swindlers impersonating service members online, luring victims into false relationships and stealing their savings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a combat veteran currently serving as a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard, I am particularly concerned with the pernicious efforts to impersonate current or former military personnel to gain the trust of unsuspecting users and ultimately convince them to transfer money,\u201d Kinzinger wrote in the letter dated July 31 and published Aug. 1 by the New York Times.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Kinzinger was also moved by a story of a woman in India coming to the U.S. to meet someone she thought was Kinzinger.<\/p>\n<p>This is also heightened by the introduction of Libra, a new cryptocurrency being adopted by Facebook.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A Facebook spokeswoman told the New York Times that the company was reviewing Kinzinger\u2019s letter and that it looked forward to answering his questions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An article in the Tonica News reports that Rep. Adam Kinzinger has formally asked Facebook&#8217;s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to provide an update on Facebook&#8217;s efforts to improve the safety and security of the platform. 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