Facebook, Twitter accuse China of spreading Hong Kong disinformation via their platforms

Facebook and Twitter said they've suspended a slew of social media accounts believed to be tied to Chinese government-backed disinformation over the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

Facebook and Twitter said Monday they had suspended a slew of social media accounts believed to be tied to a Chinese government-backed campaign to spread disinformation about pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

Twitter said Monday it suspended 936 accounts based in China that were deliberately attempting to sow political discord and undermine the legitimacy of the movement. The accounts Twitter suspended made up the most active portions of a “larger, spammy network” of approximately 200,000 accounts,

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