Twitter announced Monday that it had suspended about 200,000 accounts that it said were part of a Chinese government-backed attempt to undermine 'the legitimacy and political positions of the protest movement' in Hong Kong.
Twitter announced on Monday that it had suspended about 200,000 accounts that it said were part of a Chinese government-backed attempt to undermine"the legitimacy and political positions of the protest movement" in Hong Kong.
Nearly 1,000 of the accounts that Twitter suspended were actively attempting to"sow political discord in Hong Kong," the press release said. The company said that some of the accounts accessed Twitter from mainland China, where Twitter is blocked, but that many of them gained access instead through virtual private networks, which can hide the location from which you’re browsing
"They frequently posted about local political news and issues including topics like the ongoing protests in Hong Kong," a Facebook press release said."Although the people behind this activity attempted to conceal their identities, our investigation found links to individuals associated with the Chinese government."
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