Facebook and Twitter say they removed sweeping network of troll accounts linked to China that aimed to “sow political discord in Hong Kong,” where protesters have taken to the streets in the past several months.
amid Beijing's growing influence over the former British colony.
Other accounts successfully posed as Hong Kong news accounts, like @HKPoliticalNew, which was active on Twitter since 2015 and on Facebook since March 2018.it had removed 16 Facebook pages, accounts or groups associated with the troll farm. The accounts had accrued about 15,500 followers. A spokesperson for Twitter said the company would no longer accept ad money from foreign, state-backed media. The accounts will still be allowed to use the platform, but not purchase advertising space in users’ feeds.
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