{"id":8077,"date":"2022-11-28T14:39:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T13:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/28\/chinese-bots-flood-twitter-in-attempt-to-obscure-covid-protests\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T14:39:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T13:39:29","slug":"chinese-bots-flood-twitter-in-attempt-to-obscure-covid-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/28\/chinese-bots-flood-twitter-in-attempt-to-obscure-covid-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese bots flood Twitter in attempt to obscure Covid protests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Activity indicates \u2018first major failure\u2019 to stop government interference under ownership of Elon Musk<\/p>\n

Twitter has been flooded with nuisance posts designed to obscure news of the coronavirus lockdown protests in China, in an apparent state-directed attempt to suppress footage of the demonstrations.<\/p>\n

Chinese bot accounts \u2013 not operated by humans \u2013 are being used to flood the social networking service with adverts for sex workers, pornography and gambling when users search for a major city in the country, such as Shanghai or Beijing, using Chinese script.<\/p>\n

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\nActivity indicates \u2018first major failure\u2019 to stop government interference under ownership of Elon Musk
\nTwitter has been flooded with nuisance posts designed to obscure news of the coronavirus lockdown protests in China, in an apparent state-directed attempt to suppress footage of the demonstrations.
\nChinese bot accounts \u2013 not operated by humans \u2013 are being used to flood the social networking service with adverts for sex workers, pornography and gambling when users search for a major city in the country, such as Shanghai or Beijing, using Chinese script. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Activity indicates \u2018first major failure\u2019 to stop government interference under ownership of Elon Musk Twitter has been flooded with nuisance posts designed to obscure news of the coronavirus lockdown protests in China, in an apparent state-directed attempt to suppress footage of the demonstrations. Chinese bot accounts \u2013 not operated by humans \u2013 are being used …<\/p>\n

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