Facebook and Twitter have suspended a number of accounts tied to a state-backed operation meant to discredit pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Both firms as well as outside experts say there is extensive evidence tying the Chinese government to these information operations. China’s Foreign Ministry has attempted to dismiss the allegations leveled by the social media giants. But a professor of strategic studies at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore says attribution details that he’s seen – but which have not been publicly released – strongly tie these campaigns to Beijing.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/facebook-twitter-scuttle-hong-kong-disinformation-a-12934