Although Twitter and Facebook have taken steps to stop what they say is a Chinese state-backed misinformation campaign about the anti-government protests in Hong Kong, similar content from suspicio…
In one typical example, an account created this month with only four followers posted an image that compared the Hong Kong protesters to ISIS terrorists, writing, “I see no difference #SupportMulan.” It parrots language used by the accounts that Facebook blocked on Monday, which also made ISIS comparisons.
The “malicious group” cited by the broadcaster refers to people offended by Liu’s statement on Weibo in support of the Hong Kong police’s crackdown on protesters. Many of those upset by Liu, who is a U.S. citizen, have rallied behind the #BoycottMulan hashtag. Twitter said Monday that it would update its policies to stop allowing state media entities like the People’s Daily from paying to promote their content, which enabled their posts to appear in the feeds of users who didn’t actively follow them.
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