Wednesday, August 5, 2020

YouTube says it took down 2,596 accounts from China in Q2 for engaging in "coordinated influence operations" on political issues, up from 277 accounts in Q1 (Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch)

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
YouTube says it took down 2,596 accounts from China in Q2 for engaging in “coordinated influence operations” on political issues, up from 277 accounts in Q1  —  YouTube has banned a large number of Chinese accounts it said were engaging in “coordinated influence operations” on political issues, the company announced today.



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