Hacktivist group Anonymous has recently said it would "destroy" Facebook as it accused the social networking platform of selling data to certain agencies working for the government.

According to the reports, the set date when Facebook is to "go down" is the 5th of November, with the hackers calling on everyone to "join the cause and kill Facebook" in order to keep personal data private.

In more detail, Anonymous said that Facebook was making a spare buck by selling data to government agencies as well as security firms which then could use the information and "spy on people".

It doesn't stop there - according to Anonymous' findings the data could also be passed to authoritarian foreign governments.

The hacktivists stated:

"Some of these so-called white hat info sec firms are working for authoritarian governments such as those of Egypt and Syria."

In addition, those who might be rushing to change their privacy settings could be in for a surprise as Facebook might have more information about you than family members:

"Everything you do on Facebook stays on Facebook regardless of your privacy settings, and deleting information is impossible.

"Changing the privacy settings to make your account more private is also a delusion. Facebook knows more about you than your family."

The social media giant is yet to comment on the story.