{"id":369497,"date":"2021-11-19T09:22:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T06:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/facebook-demands-lapd-stop-making-fake-accounts-to-spy-on-suspects\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T09:22:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T06:22:25","slug":"facebook-demands-lapd-stop-making-fake-accounts-to-spy-on-suspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-demands-lapd-stop-making-fake-accounts-to-spy-on-suspects\/","title":{"rendered":"#Facebook demands LAPD stop making fake accounts to spy on suspects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> demands LAPD stop making fake accounts to spy on suspects<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Facebook, now known as Meta, warned the LAPD that its reported practice of setting up fake accounts to surveil users and collect their data on its platforms violates the company\u2019s terms and policies.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/LAPD-Letter.pdf\">cease and desist letter<\/a> to police chief Michel Moore last week, lawyers demanded that the department stop creating \u201cfake (or dummy) Facebook accounts\u201d to \u201cimpersonate legitimate users.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The missive came after internal <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brennancenter.org\/our-work\/analysis-opinion\/lapd-documents-reveal-use-social-media-monitoring-tools\">documents obtained by New York University\u2019s Brennan Center for Justice<\/a> in September showed the LAPD encouraged cops to collect social media account information from suspects and create a \u201cFictitious Online Persona\u201d to spy on them. <\/p>\n<p>The department also partnered with a third-party network that analyzes social media information to unlock connections between users, according to the documents.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lapd-social-media-041.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Meta Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Roy Austin Jr said \u201coperating fake accounts violates the terms and policies\u201d of the platform\" class=\"wp-image-20201163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lapd-social-media-041.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lapd-social-media-041.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lapd-social-media-041.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Meta Vice President and Deputy <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Counsel Roy Austin Jr said \u201coperating fake accounts violates the terms and policies\u201d of the platform<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The NYU Law School Institute said the practice is unconstitutional as the social network admonished the LAPD for infringing on its users\u2019 \u201cFirst Amendment protected activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur authenticity policies are intended to create a safe environment where people can trust and hold one another accountable,\u201d Meta Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Roy Austin Jr wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOperating fake accounts violates the terms and policies that govern the Facebook service, and undermines trust in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lapd-social-media-039.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Documents showed the LAPD previously encouraged the use of a \u201cfictitious\u201d account to collect information on social media.\" class=\"wp-image-20201173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lapd-social-media-039.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lapd-social-media-039.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lapd-social-media-039.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Documents showed the LAPD previously encouraged the use of a \u201cfictitious\u201d account to collect information on social media.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The LAPD did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment, and a sergeant at its media relations division said he was \u201cnot aware\u201d of the letter Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time Facebook has warned police departments not to impersonate users or make phony accounts. In 2018, the company rebuked the Memphis Police Department for creating a fictitious \u201cBob Smith\u201d account to keep tabs on Black Lives Matter protestors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lapd-social-media-040.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The letter, dated Nov. 11, 2021, was addressed to Los Angeles police chief Michel Moore.\" class=\"wp-image-20201174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lapd-social-media-040.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lapd-social-media-040.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lapd-social-media-040.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The letter, dated Nov. 11, 2021, was addressed to Los Angeles police chief Michel Moore.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Media<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Group via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no excuse for LAPD not to have known this,\u201d Rachel Levinson-Waldman, a deputy director at the Brennan Center,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/nov\/18\/facebook-lapd-social-media-surveillance-fake-accounts\"> told The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is really important to help ensure the protection of activists for racial justice and social justice,\u201d she reportedly continued, adding that she hoped the legal warning would put other departments on notice.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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