Meta has uncovered China's covert digital influence operation. China has been trying to push pro-Beijing propaganda on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, etc. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: Meta uncovers 'largest-ever' Chinese digital influence operation

7,704 Facebook accounts, 954 Facebook pages, 15 Facebook groups and 15 Instagram accounts - these are the number of pages and profiles that Meta has removed from its platform. Meta has revealed that a large number of fake accounts were used to promote pro-China propaganda.

Meta takes down China's 'spamouflage' campaign running since 2018

Twitter has removed nearly 3,500 accounts that were said to be promoting pro-government propaganda in six countries, including Russia and China. “The vast majority of the accounts were part of a network that amplified Chinese Communist Party narratives related to the treatment of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang,” Twitter said in a statement on Thursday.

Twitter removes over 3,000 accounts for promoting pro-govt propaganda in 6 countries, including China, Russia

With the beginning of a new year, people look for opportunities, new beginnings, and a fresh chance at life. To do so, a change in the previous approach and leaving behind old baggage is required.

China's fresh provocations and its propaganda for 2021

Journalists who have faced China's wrath for defending liberties

Earlier this week, the Indian government put Chinese institutes under a review that outraged Beijing. Two things are being reviewed. First, the local chapters of Confucius institutes in India.

Indian government to review China's Confucius institutes

It is not the first instance when China had to eat crow because of its propaganda. Take for example the numerous times when top Chinese ministers thought it was apt to speak in favour of Huawei while defending the conglomerate's association with the Chinese communist party.

Propaganda: Chinese Communist Party's key survival tool

Propaganda of Chinese govt never seems to end, China's media floats US bio lab conspiracy. Watch this video to know more.

Propaganda of Chinese govt never seems to end, China's media floats US bio-lab conspiracy

The state media is taking care of the PR. Every headline, every visual from China is aimed at "humanising" the leader and his policies.

China using propaganda to rebuild Xi Jinping's image

Why should we take China's propaganda push seriously? because the Communist Party does. In 2018, China spent more than six billion dollars to create a global media platform to spread its message.

How Chinese propaganda factory has global franchises

In a bright red office in south Beijing, some of China's most studious Communist Party members are gathered around their smartphones. The focus of their attention is a range of mobile apps and websites which allow them to study the speeches of Chinese President Xi Jinping, including one developed by their own employer, Beijing-based conglomerate Tidal Star Group.

Propaganda 2.0: Chinese Communist Party's message gets tech upgrade