Twitter and text on sexuality eroticism anymoreFacebook have suspended accounts for running a state-sponsored propaganda campaign targeting Hong Kong protesters.
Twitter says it suspended 936 accounts that were "deliberately and specifically attempting to sow political discord in Hong Kong" as well as 200,000 more "spammy" accounts that were "proactively suspended before they were substantially active."
The accounts in question targeted protesters in Hong Kong, who have been demonstrating for weeks.
Twitter described the ring of accounts as a "significant state-backed information operation," and noted that some accounts were created using VPN services.
Separately, the company also announced that it would ban state-sponsored media outlets from buying ads on its platform. BuzzFeed earlier reported that Chinese state-run media was running Facebook and Twitter ads that called protesters "violent" and "lawbreakers."
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Following Twitter's disclosure, Facebook also revealed that it had suspended a "small network" of accounts, pages, and groups running a similar information campaign about the Hong Kong protests. The accounts compared protesters to cockroaches and ISIS fighters, according to some of the screenshots shared by the company.
Though Facebook characterized the ring of accounts as "small" -- consisting of five accounts, seven pages, and three groups -- they managed to reach more than 17,000 Facebook users, the company said.
"Although the people behind this activity attempted to conceal their identities, our investigation found links to individuals associated with the Chinese government," Facebook's head of cybersecurity policy Nathaniel Gleicher said in a statement.
"We’re taking down these Pages, Groups and accounts based on their behavior, not the content they posted. As with all of these takedowns, the people behind this activity coordinated with one another and used fake accounts to misrepresent themselves, and that was the basis for our action."
Topics Facebook Social Media X/Twitter
Nebuta Goes Hollywood
Best TV deal: Save $20 on Amazon Fire TV 2
NASA just spotted an exploded star blasting vital elements into space
Universal Failure
Nisei Week Book Fair to Be Held at JACCC
Universal Failure
Walmart has the Switch 2 in stock for $749
NASA won't fly astronauts to the moon in 2024 — for good reason
Seedify Promotes Massive Airdrop of Its New Utility Token
Pacers vs. Thunder 2025 livestream: Watch Game 5 of NBA Finals for free
Vertu’s New Web3 Phone is Packed With Industry Firsts
Best Apple deal: Save $50 on 11
Astronomers discover cyclones ravage this exoplanet
Today's Hurdle hints and answers for June 16, 2025
Metacade Presale Passes $2 million for Its GameFi Token
Best Apple Pencil deal: Save $10 on Apple Pencil (USB
Scientists say they conversed with a whale. It may be practice for aliens.
The Time of Return
B2BinPay Website Redesign, New Pricing, Tokens, and Updated Merchant Models
The curious new planets astronomers detected in 2023
Best Cyber Monday robot vacuum deals at Amazon: Roombas and Roborocks still at recordMiami Heat vs. Los Angeles Clippers 2025 livestream: Watch NBA onlineWomen's Ashes 2025 livestream: How to watch Women's Ashes for freeMiami Heat vs. Los Angeles Clippers 2025 livestream: Watch NBA onlineSan Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers 2025 livestream: Watch NBA onlineThe best memes of 2024Why is TikTok suddenly obsessed with covering Mom Jeans' 'Scott Pilgrim vs. My GPA'?There's still time to save: Score kitchen deals on Vitamix, Instant Pot & KeurigBest Cyber Monday keyboard deals in 2024Best Cyber Monday 2024 fitness tracker deals: Garmin, Fitbit, Oura Taylor Swift announces 'Red (Taylor's Version)' with sweet, emotional note How to connect a Bluetooth speaker to your TV MacKenzie Scott, enraged by the wealth gap, is donating $2.7 billion From a helicopter, scientist filmed intense scene of a torn Let's agree the tragedy How to change your Netflix password Vin Diesel says 'Fast and Furious' saga is racing toward a proper end 6 maps that show how far we still have to go for LGBTQ equality Classic memes that have sold as NFTs The 12 best tweets of the week, including Beethoven, dry ribs, and Batman
0.2173s , 9993.5078125 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【text on sexuality eroticism anymore】Twitter and Facebook suspend accounts linked to Chinese government,Feature Flash
