Google, X Executives Name China as Top Disinformation Offender

Google, X Executives Name China as Top Disinformation Offender
An unnamed Chinese hacker uses a computer at an office in Dongguan, in China's southern Guangdong Province, on Aug. 4, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Chen
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Senior executives from Google and X identified China as the top source of foreign interference and disinformation campaigns during their testimonies to the Canadian House of Commons ethics committee on Oct. 24.

During the committee meeting, Conservative MP Michael Cooper asked the X platform representative which foreign state is the most active in spreading or attempting to spread disinformation in Canada on their platform.