“A ‘like’ that doesn't come from someone truly interested in connecting with a page benefits no one.” So begins a blog entry posted by the Facebook security team on Friday. It might look a statement of the obvious - but it signals that the social network is finally emerging from its state of denial about the true value of “likes”, which have been presented as a valuable currency to advertisers.

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