Carding 4 Carders
Professional
- Messages
- 2,724
- Reaction score
- 1,584
- Points
- 113
Beijing's deepfakes have done their job in rocking the international political boat.
On Monday, Canada warned of a disinformation campaign initiated by China that used massive online publications and manipulative videos created using deepfake technology to discredit Canadian lawmakers.
Canada's Department of International Affairs says it has discovered another wave of "Spamouflage" campaigns linked to the People's Republic of China. A network of Internet bots has left thousands of messages on the social media accounts of dozens of members of parliament, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre, accusing them of violating laws and ethical standards.
Disinformation activity against Canada started in early August and increased in September. Its aim was reportedly to discredit certain Canadian lawmakers and stifle criticism of the Chinese Communist Party.
A day after Canada's announcement about the Chinese operation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry denied the allegations, saying Ottawa was "confusing black and white and misleading public opinion."
Canada's allegations follow a quarterly transparency report from tech giant Meta in August, in which the company reported deleting thousands of Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to a Chinese spam operation. The Meta executive director then revealed that the network was active on more than 50 platforms and forums, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X (formerly Twitter). He called the operation the "largest" and "most active covert influence operation" in the world.
The same Chinese operation exploiting images of American TV presenters was reported by Graphica in August.
Fake accounts active as part of the latest wave of Operation Spamouflage usually published laudatory posts about China and criticism of the United States, all Western politics, as well as journalists and researchers critical of the Chinese government.
In addition to Canada and the United States, this disinformation campaign has already targeted Taiwan, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Chinese-speaking audiences around the world.
On Monday, Canada warned of a disinformation campaign initiated by China that used massive online publications and manipulative videos created using deepfake technology to discredit Canadian lawmakers.
Canada's Department of International Affairs says it has discovered another wave of "Spamouflage" campaigns linked to the People's Republic of China. A network of Internet bots has left thousands of messages on the social media accounts of dozens of members of parliament, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre, accusing them of violating laws and ethical standards.
Disinformation activity against Canada started in early August and increased in September. Its aim was reportedly to discredit certain Canadian lawmakers and stifle criticism of the Chinese Communist Party.
A day after Canada's announcement about the Chinese operation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry denied the allegations, saying Ottawa was "confusing black and white and misleading public opinion."
Canada's allegations follow a quarterly transparency report from tech giant Meta in August, in which the company reported deleting thousands of Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to a Chinese spam operation. The Meta executive director then revealed that the network was active on more than 50 platforms and forums, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X (formerly Twitter). He called the operation the "largest" and "most active covert influence operation" in the world.
The same Chinese operation exploiting images of American TV presenters was reported by Graphica in August.
Fake accounts active as part of the latest wave of Operation Spamouflage usually published laudatory posts about China and criticism of the United States, all Western politics, as well as journalists and researchers critical of the Chinese government.
In addition to Canada and the United States, this disinformation campaign has already targeted Taiwan, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Chinese-speaking audiences around the world.
