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Experts have uncovered a large disinformation campaign. How do I stop it and why do I need it?
Meta specialists discovered and stopped a large-scale operation to spread disinformation. According to them, this campaign is "the largest of all known ones that have ever been conducted to influence public opinion." It is assumed that it is connected with the Chinese law enforcement agencies.
More than 7,700 accounts and 930 pages were deleted, mostly on the Facebook * platform. The network generated materials supporting the policy of China and Xinjiang Province, where discrimination against Uighurs occurs (this is one of the reasons for sanctions against the Middle Kingdom).
But disinformation activity wasn't just limited to Meta platforms. As it turned out, fakes were distributed in more than 50 Internet services, including Medium, Reddit, Tumblr, YouTube and Twitter (now X).
Meta became interested in the issue after materials about similar Chinese campaigns targeting human rights organizations appeared on the web. Ben Nimmo, Meta's chief information security threat expert, said: "These operations were large but inefficient. The attackers failed to gain the audience's interest in our apps." One of these operations, conducted in 2019, was codenamed Spamouflage.
"In the course of our research, we found that the information being disseminated is indeed related to individuals who are related to Chinese law enforcement agencies," the report says.
Among the examples were claims that the source of COVID-19 is not the Chinese market, but the American laboratory Fort Detrick.
One of the posts says: "Important evidence! Prior to the virus outbreak, suspicious products from the Huanan market were purchased in the United States." This commentary is published in eight different languages, including Russian and Latin.
Guo Wengui, a Chinese businessman who left his homeland and criticizes its political structure, is accused of fraud. Another post says: "In the US, Guo Wengui is worthy of the Best Traitor Award."
In preparation for the upcoming elections, Meta has already taken steps to identify and eliminate further disinformation "actions". The corporation says it is ready to monitor and stop such activity, especially if it involves political issues.
Meta specialists discovered and stopped a large-scale operation to spread disinformation. According to them, this campaign is "the largest of all known ones that have ever been conducted to influence public opinion." It is assumed that it is connected with the Chinese law enforcement agencies.
More than 7,700 accounts and 930 pages were deleted, mostly on the Facebook * platform. The network generated materials supporting the policy of China and Xinjiang Province, where discrimination against Uighurs occurs (this is one of the reasons for sanctions against the Middle Kingdom).
But disinformation activity wasn't just limited to Meta platforms. As it turned out, fakes were distributed in more than 50 Internet services, including Medium, Reddit, Tumblr, YouTube and Twitter (now X).
Meta became interested in the issue after materials about similar Chinese campaigns targeting human rights organizations appeared on the web. Ben Nimmo, Meta's chief information security threat expert, said: "These operations were large but inefficient. The attackers failed to gain the audience's interest in our apps." One of these operations, conducted in 2019, was codenamed Spamouflage.
"In the course of our research, we found that the information being disseminated is indeed related to individuals who are related to Chinese law enforcement agencies," the report says.
Among the examples were claims that the source of COVID-19 is not the Chinese market, but the American laboratory Fort Detrick.
One of the posts says: "Important evidence! Prior to the virus outbreak, suspicious products from the Huanan market were purchased in the United States." This commentary is published in eight different languages, including Russian and Latin.
Guo Wengui, a Chinese businessman who left his homeland and criticizes its political structure, is accused of fraud. Another post says: "In the US, Guo Wengui is worthy of the Best Traitor Award."
In preparation for the upcoming elections, Meta has already taken steps to identify and eliminate further disinformation "actions". The corporation says it is ready to monitor and stop such activity, especially if it involves political issues.
