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Democrats Demand Answers from Musk on China-Backed Influence Operations
SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk prepares to take part in a joint news conference with T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert at the SpaceX Starbase, in Brownsville, Texas, on Aug. 25, 2022. Adrees Latif/Reuters
Andrew Thornebrooke
By Andrew Thornebrooke
12/9/2022Updated: 12/13/2022
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Three Democrat lawmakers are calling on Twitter chief Elon Musk to divulge information related to the alleged manipulation of the platform by China-backed actors in recent weeks.

Numerous Chinese-language accounts on Twitter, many of them either new or dormant, allegedly flooded the platform with spam for several hours in late November to restrict access to news about ongoing protests throughout China.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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