Facebook shuts down 150 fake Chinese accounts

Facebook has shut down a network of more than 150 fake profiles linked to China for ࢀœco-ordinatedࢀ interference in political discussions. While mainly concerned with backing Chinaࢀ™s interests, some also posted about the US presidential election. It is only the second time that Facebook has identified such fake accounts as originating in China. The network had about 130,000 followers ࢀ" although very few of these were in the US. The accounts starting appearing in 2016, and most of the information was related to Chinaࢀ™s influence in the Philippines and South-East Asia. They were traced back to individuals based in Fujan…