Facebook says government demands for user data are at a record high
The social media giant said the number of government demands for user data increased by 16% to 128,617 demands during the first-half of this year compared to the second-half of last year.
But Facebook said it was able to release details of 11 so-called national security letters for the first time after their gag provisions were lifted during the period.
The report also said the social media giant haddetected 67 disruptions of its services in 15 countries, compared to 53 disruptions in nine countries during the second-half of last year.
And, the report said Facebook also pulled 11.6 million pieces of content, up from 5.8 million in the same period a year earlier, which Facebook said violated its policies on child nudity and sexual exploitation of children.
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