Twitter, Facebook Expose Chinese Influence Campaign Against Hong Kong Protesters

A Facebook post comparing Hong Kong protesters to ISIS terrorists. The company exposed a network of accounts that traced back to the Chinese regime, which spread misleading information about the Hong Kong protests. Courtesy of Facebook

Twitter and Facebook said Aug. 19 that they have dismantled a Chinese state-backed information operation on their platforms that sought to undermine the protest movement in Hong Kong.

Twitter said in a blog post that it suspended 936 accounts originating from mainland China that were “deliberately and specifically attempting to sow political discord in Hong Kong, including undermining the legitimacy and political positions of the protest movement on the ground.”