Twitter and Facebook say China-linked accounts sought to fuel political discord in Hong Kong

amid Beijing's growing influence over the former British colony.

Other accounts successfully posed as Hong Kong news accounts, like @HKPoliticalNew, which was active on Twitter since 2015 and on Facebook since March 2018.it had removed 16 Facebook pages, accounts or groups associated with the troll farm. The accounts had accrued about 15,500 followers. A spokesperson for Twitter said the company would no longer accept ad money from foreign, state-backed media. The accounts will still be allowed to use the platform, but not purchase advertising space in users’ feeds.

did u get the protesters names?

Can they remove Donald Trump's pages?

Obviously the $$$ dried up.

now do america.

Facebook and Twitter sure do hate freedom. They kowtow to dictators to keep their business even if it means crushing the voice of freedom and liberty. Kinda like they way to treat the same voices in the US.

So why they didn't do the same with troll accounts in Egypt and other Arab countries which is linked to the military dictatorship regimes that also sow discord in people

Mabe the people in the USA need to learn something here and look at what people will do in a communist country to make change , and we have the right to vote, and some still don’t vote, shame on us just saying

LMFAO this intentionally inflammatory caption leaves out the fact that both facebook and twitter are blocked in China.

they exist here as well

Cheeky bastards!

Thanks NBC! china is rubbish!

Stay Strong Hong Kong

There is no freedom of speech in the West now.

who cares? facebook is dying just like friendster and multiply. it is not even used in china! :-P

Google AndrewYang

Chinese propaganda is telling it's people that every white person seen with the protesters is CIA..and it's all a western attack on China.

Now do Russia.

They ain’t wrong. Random pro Chinese accounts with 1 or 0 followers everywhere

hong kong deserves more support✊✌️

Shame on Twitter and Facebook! ! ! Stop bias!

FB/twitter working with the oppressors

Facebook and Twitter are not allowed to do business in China, don't believe there is altruistic cause here. It's always about $$$.

but only if they are just as effective with fake accounts meddling in US politics and elections. oh right, those are paying customers...

Now do all the Twitter accounts here in the States that have screen names like 🇺🇸MAGAPATRIOT2020🇺🇸⭐️⭐️⭐️2740927, avatars of a bald eagle and cover photos of a shirtless Donald Trump riding a tank. K thanks

TheGreatHack

FB. Ugh

I question FB/TWITTER. There bias has become evident lately. China was doing its best to infiltrate. typical

Will they do the same to the legions of extreme right wing American troll accounts?

Now do Russia facebook TwitterSafety Jack

But they won't stop the division here in the USA🤔

You mean Facebook and Twitter got caught doing it for China

Thank you for sharing the truth. It’s what the people need to hear ❤️

facebook & Twitter thank you for your disclosure. HongKongProtests

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