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Facebook to verify the identities of some user profiles behind viral posts

Lost in the information of the George Floyd protests in opposition to police brutality and racism in the U.S., Facebook closing week quietly famous it'll now require Facebook Profile pages with massive followings in the U.S. to verify their identification. The corporate mentioned that profiles with sizable audiences, who even have…
Lost in the news of the George Floyd protests against police brutality and racism in the U.S., Facebook last week quietly noted it will now require Facebook Profile pages with large followings in the U.S. to verify their identity. The company said that profiles with sizable audiences, who also have…

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