Facebook's parent company Meta has deleted thousands of accounts linked to the Chinese government, calling it the "largest known cross-platform covert influence operation in the world." The Chinese Communist Party targeted over 50 apps, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and Reddit. The operation, known as Spamouflage, aimed to project a positive image of China while criticizing the US and other Western countries. Meta removed 7,704 Facebook accounts, 954 Pages, 15 Groups, and 15 Instagram accounts originating in China. The company identified multiple clusters of fake accounts operated from different parts of China but sharing identical content.

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