Facebook’s parent company, Meta on Tuesday announced that it had discovered connections between members of the Chinese law enforcement community and the “Spamouflage” influence operation.
According to a quarterly security report, the social media giant erased over 7,700 Facebook accounts, as well as hundreds of other pages, groups, and Instagram accounts linked to the campaign, which had elements active since 2018.
Over the past few years, the “Spamouflage” network has intermittently promoted positive narratives about China and critical criticism on the United States, Western foreign policy, and Chinese government critics.
Meta executives, stated that “Spamouflage” has grown to be the greatest known cross-platform influence operation to date with a presence on at least 50 services with the most recent activity being discovered.
The campaign’s phoney accounts were organised into groups that shared digital infrastructure, looked to work in distinct shifts, and had breaks for lunch and dinner on Beijing time, according to Meta.
The “Spamouflage” network initially began publishing content on significant websites including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, now known as X. There are also indications that it has also increased its presence on lesser platforms like Medium, Reddit, Quora, and Vimeo, according to the corporation.
