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August 20, 2019

Twitter & Facebook Remove China-Linked Accounts over Hong Kong Protest Misinformation
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Twitter and Facebook removed close to 1,000 accounts they believe were
linked to the Chinese government and were spreading misinformation and
"sow[ing] political discord" around the protests in Hong Kong. Twitter
also said Monday it will no longer publish ads from state-controlled
media outlets, in order to "protect healthy discourse and open
conversation."


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