Pro-Chinese agents pose as activists on social media to protest Canadian rare earth mine

Cybersecurity experts say fake accounts created to give China miners competitive advantage Pro-Chinese agents pose as activists on social media to protest Canadian rare earth mine — via financialpost Mining Commodities Cybersecurity experts say fake accounts created to give China miners competitive advantage The fake Twitter and Facebook accounts were created to give China , the largest producer of rare earth minerals, a competitive advantage , cybersecurity research company Mandiant disclosed on Tuesday. Mandiant has reported on a network of thousands of fake accounts across numerous social media platforms, websites and forums since 2019 that support China 's political interests….