On November 8, thousands of suspect and contradictory accounts appear to have attempted to sway the American mid-elections.
By bringing up “hot” topics that increase political polarisation in the nation, such as forging the presidential elections or even the issue of vaccination, which wore a dispute Last year and his kiss between the Democratic Party and the Republican, among others, Twitter has dismantled three China-based operations that were covertly attempting to influence Americans in the months leading up to the midterm elections for Congress.
A group of data published by the social media giant showed that these influences spanned about 2000 user accounts, some of which are alleged in the United States, and others in China.
The Washington Post noted that the research also revealed that Twitter had shut down three more networks with Iranian origins while maintaining its presence in either Israel or the United States.
However, a representative of the Chinese embassy in Washington refuted claims that his nation was responsible for these reports. According to spokesman Leo Bingio, “Such charges are totally false and can only come from a vacuum.”
In addition, he emphasised that Beijing has significant objections to it, highlighting the fact that his nation upholds the concept of non-interference in other nations’ internal affairs.
He declared, “We have not the smallest desire in meddling in the American elections.
This information comes to confirm what was previously raised about Chinese efforts to influence the American public by simulating strategies that Russian customers used to stoke cultural and political tensions during the 2016 elections.
According to reports, META said in September of last year that it had stopped a Chinese campaign that was attempting to sway American policy.
Both the US government and cyber security firms like Mandriat, Recorded Future, and the Aletea Group from Google have frequently warned against Chinese attempts to sway public opinion.
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