Facebook took down a Chinese disinformation network that spread propaganda across Southeast Asia and the US


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Facebook signs are seen during the China International Import Expo (CIIE), at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. Reuters Facebook said in a blog post Tuesday that it had removed two coordinated disinformation campaigns, one from China and another from the Philippines. The network focused mostly on regional political issues and "gained almost no following" in the US, according to Facebook. "The operation’s success in audience building was mixed," Graphika , a social media analysis firm that Facebook asked to examine the network, said in its report. The intelligence community has repeatedly said that Russia poses a larger...