AXIOS August 30, 2023
Meta has taken down what it believes is the biggest online influence operation of all time, the company announced Tuesday.
Why it matters: The wide-reaching, pro-Chinese operation targeted social media users in Taiwan, alongside users in a handful of the island’s allies like the U.S., the U.K. and Japan, as anxieties over a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan grow.
Details: Meta estimated in its second-quarter threat report, released Tuesday, that the China-linked campaign involved 7,704 accounts, 954 pages, 15 groups on Facebook and 15 accounts on Instagram.
- Researchers uncovered evidence of the campaign on more than 50 online platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, Pinterest and X, formerly known as Twitter.
- The campaign mostly spread pro-China messages, amplified criticisms of...
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