Facebook is cracking down on spammers on the social media network, saying that that kind of malicious activity on the site is bad for businesses. Not only that, but the company is also threatening court action if its technical solutions are not enough.

“Businesses won’t achieve results and could end up doing less business on Facebook if the people they’re connected to aren’t real. It’s in our best interest to make sure that interactions are authentic,” said Facebook in a statement.

In reality, spamming on Facebook is only worth it when it is profitable, and Facebook is doing its best to make sure that spammers aren’t able to earn money on the site. Facebook often tweaks how it works in an attempt to prevent malicious activity on the site.

“Since these fraudulent operations are financially motivated businesses, we focus our energy on making this abuse less profitable for the spammers,” continued the social media giant.

Facebook will be especially careful of fake likes, making sure to stay one step ahead of spammers who use this method. While the company promises to continue in its fight against spammers, in the mean time it advises users to do their best to not engage in suspicious activity on the social network. Businesses are also advised to stay away from it, Facebook instead saying that they should focus on legitimate business objectives.

Facebook is not the only web-based company fighting against spam. The issue is a problem for most major social media networks, however other social media networks have had some success in reducing the amount of spam on their websites.