China has become one of the most aggressive actors attempting to sway U.S. public opinion through fake accounts on social media, Meta said Thursday, despite still finding little success in those efforts.



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Meta says it disrupted Chinese and Russian political influence operations

In its third-quarter report on adversarial threats, Meta highlighted the increasing disinformation efforts coming from Chinese campaigns

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Meta's latest threats report shows risk of Chinese influence campaigns ahead of elections

China has become the third most common source of foreign influence operations, behind Russia and Iran, according to the owner of Facebook and Instagram.(Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Meta warns that China is stepping up its online social media influence operations

Meta reported Thursday that it has disrupted Chinese and Russian covert influence operations designed to influence politics in the United States through deceptive social media practices.

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China has become one of the most aggressive actors attempting to sway U.S. public opinion through fake accounts on social media, Meta said Thursday, despite still finding little success in those efforts.

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Meta says it broke up Chinese influence operation looking to exploit U.S. political divisions

NBC News: “In a quarterly report on inauthentic account behavior on Facebook, Instagram and Threads, Meta said it had taken down five distinct Chinese networks targeting foreign audiences this year, more than from any other country.”

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Meta Says It Broke Up Chinese Influence Operation

The interconnected accounts sported fake names, photos, and locations, and pulled content from both liberal and conservative sources, Meta said.

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Meta closes nearly 4,800 accounts it says China-based actors were exploiting to repost Twitter content and polarize U.S. voters

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Meta officials say the US stopped proactively sharing information on foreign influence operations, as the company releases its Q3 Adversarial Threat Report

Meta officials warned in a new report Wednesday that China, Russia and Iran are coordinating "covert influence operations" ahead of the 2024 presidential election year, specifically arguing that the best way to deter foreign actors from hijacking American policies is through greater information sharing between the American government and social media companies.  In a third quarter "adversarial threat report" for November, Meta officials provided…

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Meta officials warn China, Russia, Iran plan 'foreign covert influence operations' ahead of 2024 election

Tech company said accounts impersonating Americans spread political content aiming to divide country ahead of election year

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Meta closes nearly 4,800 fake accounts in China that tried to polarize US voters

In an era where information is as influential as traditional military power, nations like Russia and China have become adept at using social media as a battlefield. A recent report highlights how Russian trolls, under the guise of various personas, manipulated audiences on alternative right-wing social media platforms, including Trump's Truth Social. This blog post delves into the intricate web of these influence operations, their tactics, and t…

Meta says it disrupted Chinese and Russian political influence operations

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