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# Musicians, Others Lose Fans As Facebook Cracks Down On Fake Fans & Likes
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/musicians-others-lose-fans-as-facebook-cracks-down-on-fake-fans-likes/
- Published: 2012-09-27T11:52:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-09-27T11:52:00.000Z
- Description: As promised last month, Facebook has begun cracking down on fake accounts and the resulting fake Likes. Some are calling the crackdown Operation Unlike; but whatever the name, the result. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/09/musicians-others-lose-fans-as-facebook-cracks-down-on-
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

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As promised last month, **Facebook** has begun cracking down on fake accounts and the resulting fake Likes. Some are calling the crackdown [**Operation Unlike**](http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/26/facebook-fake-accounts/?ref=hypebot.com); but whatever the name, the result has been falling Facebook pageranks for many musicians and other Fan pages. Some of the top declines in Total Likes from the most popular Facebook pages yesterday include:

- Lady Gaga -31,738
- Shakira -22,667
- Rhianna -22,198
- Justin Beiber -17980
- Eminem -15,420
- YouTube -2,889

*(stats via PageData)*

**What drops in total Likes have you seen or experienced?**