Tech giant Meta has purged thousands of fake accounts from its platforms, which the company says were linked to China’s law enforcement agencies and formed the world’s largest online influence operation.
The new report, published by Meta on Aug. 29, says that the removed accounts were associated with a China-based operation nicknamed “Spamouflage” by the cybersecurity community.
Meta purged more than 7,700 Facebook accounts, 900 pages, 15 groups, and a smattering of Instagram accounts that were linked to the operation and engaged in spreading pro-Chinese communist and anti-U.S. propaganda, among other things.
Meta Purges Massive Influence Operation Linked to China’s Law Enforcement
- by: Andrew Thornebrooke
- 2023-08-30
- Source:
Epoch Times
- 08/30/2023
