Meta did not attribute the network of fake Facebook accounts to a particular entity in China.
It’s the latest in a series of warnings from tech firms documenting how Chinese propaganda and influence operations have more aggressively targeted American audiences in the last year.
It wasn’t clear, Meta said in a report on foreign online threats published Thursday, what the Chinese network of fake accounts was trying to accomplish.
While Meta and other tech firms tout their work to protect elections, recent moves by the company also show trends in the other direction.
And Meta this month said it would allow political ads on its platforms to question the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election.
Persons:
Meta, Ron DeSantis, Nancy Pelosi, Iran —, haven’t, Nathaniel Gleicher, ” Ben Nimmo, ”, Liu Pengyu
Organizations:
CNN, Florida Gov, Meta, Republicans, US, of Liberty, Microsoft, Embassy
Locations:
China, Russia, Iran, Washington