Thousands of Facebook, Instagram accounts linked to Chinese propaganda removed

Meta has revealed that a large group of fake accounts were used to promote pro-China propaganda on its platform. These accounts were removed by the company and were linked to individuals associated with Chinese law enforcement. The same group of people were also found to be operating similar fake accounts on other platforms.

According to Meta’s security researchers, 7,704 Facebook accounts, 954 Pages, 15 Groups and 15 Instagram accounts were removed, which constitutes one of the biggest collections of fake accounts that the company has ever discovered. This operation is believed to be the largest covert influence operation that spans across multiple platforms, according to researchers.