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Meta Sues Alleged Violent Extortionist For Holding Instagram Accounts Hostage
Idriss Qibaa, a “professional when it comes to the banning and unbanning of Instagram accounts" who ran “Unlocked 4 Life,” claimed he made more than $600,000 a month.
A federal grand jury in the District of Nevada indicted Qibaa in August 2024 in a case that’s ongoing, charging him with two counts of violating interstate communications law for sending messages threatening to injure or kill two victims. In one case, he threatened to “blast out” a victim’s social security number and demanded she pay him $20,000 to stop harassing her, according to court documents. These particular abuses target users and violate our policies, and we are committed to countering these malicious activities," a Meta spokesperson told 404 Media in a statement.
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