China using Twitter, Facebook to spread fake news on Hong Kong | The Malaysian Insight

Hong Kong teachers taking part in a pro-democracy march on Saturday. Facebook and Twitter say they have uncovered pages, groups and accounts originating in China and involved in ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’ focusing on Hong Kong. – EPA pic, August 20, 2019.

TWITTER and Facebook said yesterday they had uncovered a campaign by China to use the social media platforms against pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. “We are disclosing a significant state-backed information operation focused on the situation in Hong Kong, specifically the protest movement and their calls for political change,” Twitter said in an online post.

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