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Facebook Shuts Down Osama Bin Laden Profile

by Terrence O'Brien on April 19, 2010 at 04:10 PM

Facebook Shuts Down Fake Osama Bin Laden Profile
A Facebook account registered in the name of Osama Bin Laden was shutdown on Friday, but not until after it had amassed over 1,000 fans, sharing speeches and recordings made by extremist groups. There is no evidence to suggest that the account was created or maintained by anyone associated with the infamous terrorist, although the possibility can't be ruled out completely.

Facebook disabled the account, as is standard practice with any profile that is judged to be fraudulent, but the site gave no indication to ABC that it had launched any investigation into the page's origin. Andrew Noyes, a spokesperson for the social network, told ABC that this was just one of dozens of attempts to register an account in the name of the al Qaeda leader. [From: ABC News, via: Huffington Post]

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