Educational Media Foundation’s “K-Love” has notified listeners that its Facebook page has been compromised since December 26.
Also affecting the pages of other EMF properties including Air1, AccessMore and multiple shows on the networks, the company states “the situation is still not resolved and we are unable to remove the content and stop new posts from appearing at this time.” The pages are publishing posts from spam blogs, sharing live streams, and posting “inspirational messages” that wouldn’t normally make the cut for the network.
None of EMF’s other social media platforms or systems were affected. As many other broadcasters in the situation can attest to, it takes a lot of hurdles within Meta and Facebook to regain access to compromised pages.
The letter to listeners follows:
Dear Friend,
If you follow any of our Facebook pages, you may have seen posts recently that don’t match our usual messages of hope and encouragement.
That’s because on Dec. 26, unauthorized content started showing up on our Facebook pages in a way that looks like it’s from us, even though it’s not. We immediately took action, attempting to remove the content while contacting Facebook for help. We also confirmed that this incident is isolated to Facebook and is not impacting any of our internal systems.
Unfortunately, the situation is still not resolved and we are unable to remove the content and stop new posts from appearing at this time. Please know that we are doing everything we can to fix the situation as quickly as possible.
We are very sorry if you’ve been exposed to this content. It does not reflect the positive encouragement we work so hard to provide. We sincerely apologize if any of these posts have reached you or your family.
Please join us in praying that God will turn this around and that we can continue to share the truth and love of Jesus through all circumstances.
We look forward to connecting with you when this has been corrected. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Sincerely,
K-LOVE
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com