Trainees, alumni, and professors of different schools are presently raising alarm over fake and duplicate social media accounts that have actually supposedly emerged on Facebook.
It was UP Cebu’s official trainee publication, Tug-ani, that alerted the public of these phony accounts after they found accounts created under the names of its jailed activists from the Anti-Terrorism Expense demonstration last Friday, June 5.
Ultimately, students and even alumni from not simply other UP campuses however also from other universities discovered duplicate accounts under their names as well. The profiles seemed newly made and have no display pictures, posts, or friends.
“Following protests in UP campuses and threats to our trainees, there are now numerous reports of empty, duplicate, and phony accounts bearing the names of UP trainees. We reveal our utmost alarm given that these accounts are believed to cause damage or spread incorrect information. It would be best if all of us remain informed and vigilant,” the UP Office of the Student Regent revealed on Facebook.
“We are encouraging students NOT to panic and rather help each other in reporting SUSPICIOUS accounts ONLY. We simply require to stand together versus possible methods seeking to silence our voice. Stay safe everybody!”
Many victims then shared links of replicate accounts under the post to request for assistance to report them.
If you think an account is presenting as you, just go to their profile, click the three dots on the cover picture, and click “Find Support or Report Profile.” Pick the “Pretending to be somebody” choice and supply the real account it is impersonating, whether it’s you or your buddy. Report it as “versus Neighborhood Standards.”
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