Nainital: The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Facebook for not replying to its notice in connection with the alleged misuse of the platform by some people for extortion.A division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice R.C. Khulbe imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the social networking site and set a fresh deadline of February 16 to file its reply.The PIL was filed by Haridwar resident Alok Kumar who described himself as a victim of the “fake ID scam”.The PIL alleged that fake profiles were created on Facebook and friend requests were sent through them. These profiles then posted edited photos that had “obscene content”.People whose fake IDs have been created are blackmailed in exchange for money, he said.