NEW: @Facebook takes down 155 accounts, 11 pages, 9 groups linked to #China for "violating our policy against foreign or government interference"
Most of the focus was on #SouthChinaSea #HongKong #Philippines-#Duterte BUT some activity focused on #Election2020
Per @Facebook, the #China-linked activity that targeted the US "gained almost no following"
"They posted content both in support of and against presidential candidates Pete #Buttigieg, Joe #Biden and Donald #Trump" per FB
Some examples of the material as provided by FB:
"Although the people behind this activity attempted to conceal their identities and coordination, our investigation found links to individuals in the #Fujian province of #China" per @Facebook's @ngleicher
The 155 @Facebook accounts, 11 FB pages, ( FB groups and 6 @instagram accounts had about 133,000 followers and spent about $60 on ads, paid for in Chinese yuan, per FB
Here's another example of content, this one on #China-#Philippine relations
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