Twitter has removed 936 accounts, with Facebook removing accounts, pages and groups over “a number of deceptive tactics”.
One of the memes posted on Facebook, which reads: Even though the weapons are different, the outcome is the same!
Facebook and Twitter are cracking down on what they say is a China-backed disinformation campaign to “undermine” ongoing protests in Hong Kong.
Huge demonstrations have been staged in the former British territory in recent months over proposed legislation that would allow authorities to detain and extradite people wanted in countries Hong Kong did not already have agreement with, including mainland China.
Although the controversial bill has since been suspended, a refusal to completely withdraw it has seen the protests continue and escalate – with organisers estimating that at least 1.7 million took part in a rally on Sunday.
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