Name: Facebook and Twitter delete accounts 'undermining' Hong Kong protest | Tech Wash
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Both Facebook and Twitter are banned in China

but that has not stopped Beijing using both platforms

is by taking out accounts for its own officials

But in recent months, as pro-democracy protests

in Hong Kong have ramped up, both Twitter and Facebook

say they have seen the use of their platforms

Both companies say they have noticed co-ordinated attempts

by the government in Beijing to spread disinformation

about the protests and to undermine their legitimacy.

Twitter says it has taken down 936 accounts,

which it said originated from mainland China

and were involved in attempting to spread fake news

Facebook, meanwhile, has taken down 15 pages, groups,

were associated with Beijing and focused on Hong Kong.

These are the latest in a series of steps both companies have

taken to combat the spread of disinformation and state-backed

attempts to use their services for propaganda.

Both companies know that taking such action

if they are to recover their reputations following the 2016

But more importantly, with just over a year

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Facebook and Twitter delete accounts 'undermining' Hong Kong protest | Tech Wash

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