It's part of an effort to show Facebook can regulate itself.

A range of U.S. tech firms now are using court orders to curb apparent scamers.

The 29-year-old Russian entered the U.S. in January with $20,000 in cash. The FBI says he is a “significant cybercriminal" with links to the QQAAZZ group.

This disclosure comes days after U.S. military officials publicly admonished foreign governments for exploiting the pandemic to fan anti-American sentiment.

Two of the company's executives have written to the Department of Justice as Congress prepares to look closely at the issue.

Longstanding concerns with the way Facebook handles user data resulted in more worries this week.