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Facebook has removed two networks for ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’, one of them originating from China This is the first time that Facebook has taken down Chinese-based accounts for foreign interference and engagement in US politics. An investigation by Facebook and a partner analytics firm has detailed how a network of social accounts from China tried to interfere with online political debate on hot-button topics ranging from the South China Sea to US politics. Internet experts said the findings indicate an increasingly forthright attempt by Beijing to shape global discussion on the country’s policies and its relations with others, regardless of...
