JUST IN: Twitter says a "significant state-backed information operation" tried to sow "political discord" in Hong Kong
MORE: Twitter says 936 accounts originated from within China and an internal investigation shows “reliable evidence" to indicate a “coordinated state-backed operation"
Here's an example of an account suspended by Twitter for "violations of our platform manipulation policies"
Twitter said it identified a "spammy network of approximately 200,000 accounts" and will ban ads from "state-backed media sources" blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/c…
MORE: Facebook says it removed accounts involved in coordinated inauthentic activity out of China, based on a tip from Twitter
Beijing says Chinese people "have the right to express their views" on the #HongKongProtests after Twitter and Facebook suspended fake accounts undermining the movement
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