{"id":11371,"date":"2023-08-31T07:37:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T05:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/31\/tiktok-removes-284-accounts-linked-to-chinese-disinformation-group\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T07:37:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T05:37:31","slug":"tiktok-removes-284-accounts-linked-to-chinese-disinformation-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/31\/tiktok-removes-284-accounts-linked-to-chinese-disinformation-group\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok removes 284 accounts linked to Chinese disinformation group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Action by social media company comes after Facebook parent company Meta shut down 9,000 accounts tied to political spam network<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2023\/aug\/31\/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-indigenous-voice-to-parliament-greens-adam-bandt-protest-post\">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=cvau_sfl\">morning and afternoon news emails<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TikTok has removed 284 accounts associated with a Chinese disinformation campaign after Guardian Australia raised questions about several accounts uncovered by the company\u2019s rival Meta.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram reported it had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2023\/aug\/30\/meta-facebook-instagram-shuts-down-spamouflage-network-china-foreign-influence\">shut down close to 9,000 Facebook and Instagram<\/a> accounts, groups and pages associated with a Chinese political spam network that had targeted users in Australia and other parts of the world.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/aug\/31\/tiktok-removes-284-accounts-linked-to-chinese-disinformation-group\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/f0649b654bfeca78c23d9f8bf3c18114d05f8eea\/3067_1427_3378_2028\/master\/3378.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=606a9f12baae38f5414964a181609b35\" title=\"TikTok removes 284 accounts linked to Chinese disinformation group\" \/>Action by social media company comes after Facebook parent company Meta shut down 9,000 accounts tied to political spam network<\/p>\n<p>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<br \/>\nGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>TikTok has removed 284 accounts associated with a Chinese disinformation campaign after Guardian Australia raised questions about several accounts uncovered by the company\u2019s rival Meta.<br \/>\nOn Wednesday, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram reported it had shut down close to 9,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts, groups and pages associated with a Chinese political spam network that had targeted users in Australia and other parts of the world. 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