Chinese Disinformation Networks Target American Voters On Social Media Chinese disinformation network Spamouflage manipulates U.S. political conversations, posing threat to democracy. Top News · Sep 3, 2024
How China is using AI news anchors to deliver its propaganda News avatars are proliferating on social media and experts say they will spread as the technology becomes more accessible The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2024
China's influence operations against the U.S. are bigger than TikTok Intelligence officials and lawmakers describe the Chinese-owned social media app as a national security threat. But they haven't shared that evidence with the public. WEKU · Apr 26, 2024
Canada says China used ‘Spamouflage’ campaign to target Justin Trudeau and other lawmakers Chinese embassy in Canada calls accusations a ‘blatant smear campaign’ The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023
TikTok removes 284 accounts linked to Chinese disinformation group Action by social media company comes after Facebook parent company Meta shut down 9,000 accounts tied to political spam network The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023
Meta discovers, shuts down enormous misinformation campaign from China Company calls it "the most prolific covert influence operation" it has ever seen. Fortune · Aug 29, 2023
Meta closes nearly 9,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to Chinese ‘Spamouflage’ foreign influence campaign Company says users targeted in Australia, UK, US and elsewhere by political spam network across more than 50 platforms The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2023
Meta says Chinese, Russian influence operations are among the biggest it's taken down Facebook's parent company says both operations used fake accounts across social media sites to promote Chinese and Russian interests WEKU · Aug 29, 2023
Social media campaign linked to Chinese government spreading disinformation about Australian politics, thinktank says Posts amplify content about sexual assault and misconduct allegations in Parliament House to undermine trust in political system, researchers say The Guardian - AU · Feb 9, 2023
Trolling of Female Asian Journalists on Rise as Beijing Seeks to Discredit Media In the eyes of the Beijing, it’s viewed as especially unforgivable if women are perceived as betraying China, a journalist says. The News Lens · Jan 3, 2023
Report: China-linked Twitter harassment targets female Asian journalists who work for western news outlets The campaign appears to be part of Chinese government efforts to silence criticism of Beijing abroad. Axios · Jun 3, 2022