Chinese agents are spreading targeted misinformation to journalists on Facebook as part of new efforts coming out of the Communist Party state to grow its influence.
Meta, which owns the social media giant, removed 200 operations globally for “violating our policy against co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour, and these networks came from 68 countries and operated in 42 languages”, Meta regional director of policy Mia Garlick told the Senate Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media on Tuesday.
Loading...
Max Mason covers insolvency, courts, financial crime, cybercrime and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com
