China Used Over 8,000 Fake Social Media Accounts to Target UK, Meta Says

The Facebook and Instagram accounts, linked to Chinese law enforcement, were shut down by Meta earlier this year.

The webpage for the Chinese version of Facebook is seen on a computer screen in Hong Kong on Feb. 2, 2012. Aaron Tam/AFP/Getty Images

Meta shut down over 8,000 social media accounts covertly run by China which targeted the UK, a new EU transparency report has revealed.

The Facebook and Instagram profiles were part of network being coordinated in Bejing, according to the data disclosed by the social media giant.