China: Regime in Crisis

China Weaponizes Social Media to Sway Perceptions on Hong Kong Protests

China Weaponizes Social Media to Sway Perceptions on Hong Kong Protests
A mobile phone screen displays the icons for the social networking apps Facebook and Twitter on March 22, 2018. Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
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The continuing protests in Hong Kong are highlighting how the Chinese regime uses Western social media to push its propaganda in a bid to shape public opinion abroad.

Last week, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube suspended hundreds of accounts linked to a Chinese regime information operation seeking to undermine the protest movement in Hong Kong.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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