YouTube finds influence campaign tied to Hong Kong protests

SAN FRANCISCO - Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Thursday that its YouTube streaming video service disabled 210 channels appearing to engage in a coordinated influence operation around the Hong Kong protests, days after Twitter and Facebook said they dismantled a similar campaign originating in mainland China.

Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc on Monday said that channels they had removed had engaged in a state-backed effort by China to undermine the protests in Hong Kong through posts calling participants dangerous and vile extremists. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not respond to requests for comment. The Chinese mission to the United Nations sent Reuters a link to a story from the ruling Communist Party media outlet People’s Daily that said Twitter and Facebook “abused media freedom” in cracking down on accounts that had revealed violence in the protests. Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are all blocked in mainland China by the government but are available in Hong Kong.

YouTube said it did not plan to change its ads policies. But YouTube told Reuters that it would soon be expanding its labeling of state-backed media outlets in the region. Facebook’s Stone confirmed the company has conducted trainings in China for government and state media personnel.

YouTube is taking sides, not apolitical..

YouTube is an influence campaign. Takes one to know one.

Goddamn Franciscan monks. Can't Pope Francis stop meddling in the affairs of China?

We know Google Youtube is on the communist side.

They found it so easily because they do the same against Trump. They know exactly what they’re looking for.

IFB TOYOGUAJARDO

YouTube should had act earlier. I hope YouTube can keep focusing on this aspect from now on 🙏🏻

Like YouTube didn’t know it was there to begin with. They’re just as bad as Facebook

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