China’s attempt to enter Indian politics! Dragons will create scandal in 2024 elections! Meta exposed huge network of Chinese fake accounts

Meta has revealed in a report that it has identified and removed around 4,700 fake Chinese accounts. These accounts were set up to disrupt the 2024 elections in India and China. These accounts, posing as Americans and Indians, were spreading misinformation on divisive topics. Meta has revealed in a report that it identified and removed around 4,700 fake Chinese accounts, which were set up to disrupt the 2024 elections in India and China. These accounts, posing as Americans and Indians, were spreading misinformation on divisive topics.

Meta Company reveals China’s interference in the elections to be held in 2024

The quarterly threat report recently released by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, revealed that Meta has successfully taken down a large network of over 4,700 fake accounts originating from China. These accounts, pretending to be American and Indian, were actively involved in spreading misinformation on divisive topics related to US politics and US-China relations as well as Indian politics. While Meta did not explicitly link the profiles to Chinese officials in Beijing, the company expressed concern about the rise in such networks originating from China, especially with the 2024 US elections. According to Meta, China is now the third largest geographic source of such disinformation networks, behind Russia and Iran.

Planning to mislead the people of India and America

As reported, the disinformation Chinese network is engaged in a variety of topics such as abortion, culture war issues, and aid to Ukraine. The accounts used profile pictures and names stolen from legitimate users around the world, sharing and liking each other’s posts. Notably, some of the content appears to be directly copied from X, formerly Twitter. In the accounts’ activities, some were found to be copying verbatim posts from American politicians, both Democrats and Republicans, including people like Nancy Pelosi, Gretchen Whitmer, Ron DeSantis, Matt Gaetz, and Jim Jordan. Meta emphasized that the network did not display any coherent ideological stance.

Tension will increase further between America and China!

Meta’s report questioned the network’s motives, saying, “It is unclear whether this approach was designed to heighten partisan tensions, build an audience among supporters of these politicians, or simply make fake accounts sharing authentic content appear more genuine.” Was designed for.” The company’s moderation policies strictly prohibit “coordinated inauthentic behavior”, referring to posts by groups of accounts working together with false identities to mislead users. While the content shared by these networks often references accurate news stories, Meta highlights that the intent is to manipulate public opinion, create division, and artificially promote certain viewpoints.

China’s attempt to enter Indian politics

According to Meta, the widespread Chinese network failed before gaining popularity among real users. Ben Nimmo, who is leading the investigation into inauthentic behavior at Meta, commented that these networks are “still struggling to build audiences, but they are a warning,” of foreign threats to influence people online ahead of upcoming elections. Emphasizing the ongoing efforts by the actors. In addition to the larger Chinese network, Meta also revealed two smaller networks—one from China that was focusing on India and Tibet, and the other from Russia that was posting primarily in English about the invasion of Ukraine. And was promoting Telegram channels. The report highlights that Russian networks, which were previously investigated after the 2016 election, have shifted focus to the Ukraine conflict, attempting to undermine international support for Kyiv.

In a notable development, Meta highlighted that the US government had stopped sharing information about foreign influence networks with the company in July, following a federal ruling related to a First Amendment legal case. The decision is currently under consideration by the Supreme Court, contributing to the broader debate about cooperation between the US government and tech companies and its potential impact on the free speech of social media users.