The social media giants are facing growing pressure to act against state-run misinformation campaigns. Photo: Reuters
Why Facebook and Twitter cracked down on Chinese state attacks on Hong Kong protesters
- Social media giants are reluctant to police content extensively but are under growing pressure to shut down state actors and fake accounts
- Posts comparing anti-government demonstrators to ‘cockroaches’ did not violate hate speech rules but fell foul of ban on ‘coordinated’ misinformation
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The social media giants are facing growing pressure to act against state-run misinformation campaigns. Photo: Reuters