Lawmakers have sent in requests to Facebook to remove any and all fraudulent pages that appear to be tributes to the victims of Sandy Hook shooting.
Ever since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School took place where 20-year-old Adam Lanza killed 26 students and teachers, Facebook has been flooded with pages and profiles that offer tribute to the victims of the shootout. While some of them are genuine, others are mere frauds looking for personal gains.
In December last year, a New York City woman was arrested for allegedly posing as the relative of a shooting victim on Facebook and swindling donors. This was just one case, many other similar instances have been reported over the last few months.
To put a stop to this, U,S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, as well as Rep. Elizabeth Esty, have jointly written a letter to Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, requesting the No.1 social networking site to remove all such fraudulent pages that "violate the privacy of families as they grieve, or seek financial gain through soliciting donations under false pretenses, or generating Facebook 'likes' for marketing purposes."
In reply to the letter, Facebook said that it has a new team in place to cater to all complains that are made related to the Sandy Hook shooting.
"For the past few months, our rapid response team has acted swiftly to remove inappropriate materials flagged by the foundation and the families," Facebook said. "We will continue to be vigilant."
