International Chinese propaghanda war: Twitter & F.B. ban over 200K gov. shills. China bitches.

[MicroBrew]

The hypocrisy from the CCP / Nationalist Chinese is bemusing or just chutzpah.

China blocks Twitter and F.B.
But Chinese government agents / shills created Twitter and F.B. accounts to attack Hong Kong protesters.
Twitter and F.B. ban these accounts.
Chinese gov. bitches that it isn't getting a fair shake.

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(WASHINGTON) — Twitter said it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. The company also said Monday it will ban ads from state-backed media companies, expanding a prohibition it first applied in 2017 to two Russian entities.

After being notified by Twitter and conducting its own investigation, Facebook said Monday that it has also removed seven pages, three groups and five accounts, including some portraying protesters as cockroaches and terrorists.

Twitter traced the Hong Kong campaign to two fake Chinese and English Twitter accounts that pretended to be news organizations based in Hong Kong,

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At a daily briefing Tuesday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said he was “not aware” of the allegations of fake accounts, but added that Chinese people had the right to “express their opinions about” the situation in Hong Kong.


https://time.com/5656149/twitter-chinese-accounts-hong-kong-protests/


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More links

Twitter cracks down on state media after unveiling Chinese campaign against Hong Kong protesters
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/19/tech/china-social-media-hong-kong-twitter/index.html

Twitter bans 936 accounts managed by the Chinese state, aimed at Hong Kong protests
https://www.zdnet.com/article/twitt...he-chinese-state-aimed-at-hong-kong-protests/

The fact that Chinese users were accessing Twitter from Chinese-based addresses meant these accounts had been specifically allowed by the state.


Twitter Suspends 200,000 Suspected China-Sponsored Accounts Targeting Hong Kong Protests
https://slate.com/news-and-politics...ts-targeting-hong-kong-protests-facebook.html


China cries foul over Facebook, Twitter block of fake accounts
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday it had a right to put out its own views after Twitter and Facebook said they had dismantled a state-backed social media campaign originating in mainland China that sought to undermine protests in Hong Kong

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-twitter-block-of-fake-accounts-idUSKCN1VA0RQ

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China CCP logic = we have the right to express our opinion on Western Social Media
China CCP logic = we have the right to block said social media in China .

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

I wonder what their native social media platforms are like. Not even sure who their facebook and twitter accounts were aimed for.

 

[MicroBrew]

I wonder what their native social media platforms are like. Not even sure who their facebook and twitter accounts were aimed for.

Aimed at Hong Kong and the world outside China, although since some Chinese would be using proxies to access these sites they too would be the target audience.

Aim was to demonize Hong Kong protesters.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Aimed at Hong Kong and the world outside China, although since some Chinese would be using proxies to access these sites they too would be the target audience.

Aim was to demonize Hong Kong protesters.

I understand their propaganda target -- but who would be viewing these pages that wouldnt be on their native version of twitter and facebook? Were they sponsored pages?

 

[MicroBrew]

I understand their propaganda target -- but who would be viewing these pages that wouldnt be on their native version of twitter and facebook? Were they sponsored pages?

Twitter and FB are not blocked in Hong Kong. People in H.K. , rest of Asia and elsewhere in the world could view the pages, and get influenced by it. China wants to win the P.R. battle , not just in China but globally.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Twitter and FB are not blocked in Hong Kong. People in H.K. , rest of Asia and elsewhere in the world could view the pages, and get influenced by it. China wants to win the P.R. battle , not just in China but globally.

Just doesn't seem like a dynamic attempt without know the scale of followers. I mean, compared to Sina Weibo, or RenRen which has larger influence in the region.

 

[bobgeese]

As if anyone would be sympathetic to the fuckin Chinese...

 

[MicroBrew]

As if anyone would be sympathetic to the fuckin Chinese...

I noticed (online) China gets a lot of support from Pakistanis.

 

[7437]

Facebook shouldnt be allowed to block accounts because of political views, regulation is coming leftists. We will no be censored.


Oh wait, wrong facebook banning people thread. Fuck china. Glad facebook is allowed to ban shit like this.

 

[bobgeese]

I noticed (online) China gets a lot of support from Pakistanis.

I meant people, not the poor...

 

[Javelina]

so fb and twitter are saying fake news?

 

[MicroBrew]

I meant people, not the poor...

Really poor Pakistanis are probably not using the internet much. The comments I have seen is from Pakistanis living in Western countries, in addition to Pakistanis in Pakistan.

 

[MicroBrew]

so fb and twitter are saying fake news?

FB and Twitter are saying these accounts are part of a Chinese government organized effort to malign Hong Kong protesters. The accounts portray themselves as regular citizens of China and Hong Kong or as legitimate News outlets.

 

[Javelina]

FB and Twitter are saying these accounts are part of a Chinese government organized effort to malign Hong Kong protesters. The accounts portray themselves as regular citizens of China and Hong Kong or as legitimate News outlets.

could the possiblitly exist that the people holding the account indeed have those beliefs?

 

[Serenity Now]

Is normal

 

[Ophydian]

could the possiblitly exist that the people holding the account indeed have those beliefs?

You missed the part where China does not allow mainland citizens access to FB or Twitter so these 200,000 accounts are either getting on through a proxy or being allowed to access by the government.

 

[JonesBones]

As if anyone would be sympathetic to the fuckin Chinese...

Well, they are having a tiff with Trump so.. I am sure some will come along.

I will actually do it myself. lol. This is censorship to push a pro-American narrative. Our propaganda is fine. This is exactly the future of places like Facebook and Youtube. Arms of the American government.

 

[JonesBones]

I wonder what their native social media platforms are like. Not even sure who their facebook and twitter accounts were aimed for.

It is influencers and shit just like the west. Celebrities have pages and people fawn over them and their lives.

 

[ChainFlow]

You missed the part where China does not allow mainland citizens access to FB or Twitter so these 200,000 accounts are either getting on through a proxy or being allowed to access by the government.

Specifically, the latter. Chinese IPs, no out-of-country proxies. Which was a dead giveaway that they were state sponsored.

 

[bobgeese]

Really poor Pakistanis are probably not using the internet much. The comments I have seen is from Pakistanis living in Western countries, in addition to Pakistanis in Pakistan.

Jokes brah, do even U?