Staff Reports
According to Rebel News, in an ironic turn of events, Meta has began to shut down Facebook accounts that are tied to Chinese trolls assaulting Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.
After discovering a network of Chinese trolls promoting pro-Chinese Communist Party propaganda on Tuesday, the global intelligence threat team at Meta shut down the first account in the network.
The Chinese operations we've taken down in the past talked mostly about America to the globe, primarily in South Asia, said Ben Nimmo, the chief of the investigative team. They did not talk to Americans about themselves, he said.
The gist of the message was that China was wonderful and the United States was terrible.
According to Meta, the accounts belonging to the network have been operational since November 2021 at the very least. In addition, the research found that the network extended beyond social media and comprised over 60 websites, each of which was meant to imitate websites that are situated in the United States.
Executives from Facebook have also emphasized that this signifies a big shift for trolls originating in China.
The investigation that led to today's takedown started when one user attacked Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, over his backing of gun rights. In an effort to exacerbate divides, it promoted the usage of the hashtag #RubioChildrenKiller.
Meta has not yet come close to determining who is operating the network, however they have established without a doubt that it is based in China. However, because of the rules that are currently in place, it is highly improbable that those responsible are not connected in some way to the Chinese government.
Facebook access in China is restricted to individuals who have been pre-approved by the government. Chinese residents are not permitted to use the site.
The Chinese government restricts, deletes, or bans anything it considers is not in the interest of the state online, as reported by Investopedia.
Merrick Garland, the Attorney General of the United States, stated that his office was extremely concerned" about the ease with which foreign governments might meddle with our elections. He bemoaned the fact that this interference "started back some time ago and continues all the way up to the present.
The crackdown has eerily similar characteristics to the allegations of Russian cooperation that were made in 2016. During the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump was constantly and incorrectly accused of conspiring with Russia (particularly via social media) to help him win the election and pave his way to the White House.
Despite the fact that the hypothesis has been repeatedly disproven and linked to major globalists, it continues to be a popular scapegoat among mainstream media.
The preceding is a summary of an article that originally appeared on Headline USA.
