# Counter C00172: social media source removal

* **Summary**: Removing accounts, pages, groups, e.g. facebook page removal

* **Playbooks**: 

* **Metatechnique**: M005 - removal

* **Resources needed:** 

* **Belongs to tactic stage**: TA04


| Actor types | Sectors |
| ----------- | ------- |
| [A031 social media platform adminstrator](../generated_pages/actortypes/A031.md) | S007 |



| Counters these Tactics |
| ---------------------- |



| Counters these Techniques |
| ------------------------- |
| [T0008 Create fake or imposter news sites](../generated_pages/techniques/T0008.md) |
| [T0007 Create fake Social Media Profiles / Pages / Groups](../generated_pages/techniques/T0007.md) |
| [T0013 Create fake websites](../generated_pages/techniques/T0013.md) |



| Seen in incidents |
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