China exploiting global social media platforms to influence foreign audience


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Home INDIA China exploiting global social media platforms to influence foreign audience China exploiting global social media platforms to influence foreign audience May 17, 2021 Telegram New Delhi, May 17: China is using social media giants like Twitter and Facebook to broadcast State propaganda to global audiences, which is further amplified by fake Twitter accounts. This was revealed by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) in a seven-month-long investigation of social media accounts held by Chinese State-run media and Chinese diplomats. A global audit by the OII and the Associated Press says that Chinese diplomats and State media outlets are highly...