1/ It started in late Jan. when we noticed odd videos like this one on YouTube and Twitter. Today, my latest for @propublica and @nytimes uncovers one of the most elaborate efforts to date by the CCP to deny its ongoing oppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. How we got here:
https://twitter.com/jeffykao/status/1407804025978953733Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter
https://apnews.com/article/asia-pacific-china-europe-middle-east-government-and-politics-62b13895aa6665ae4d887dcc8d196dfcAs Virus Spreads, China and Russia See Openings for Disinformation - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/us/politics/china-russia-coronavirus-disinformation.htmlAustralia accuses China of spreading 'fear and division' as diplomatic tensions escalate | Australia news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jun/16/australia-accuses-china-of-spreading-fear-and-division-as-diplomatic-tensions-escalateBuying Influence: How China Manipulates Facebook And Twitter
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/buying-influence-how-china-manipulates-facebook-and-twitter-7850891.htmlChina Deploys Propaganda Machine to Defend Move Against Hong Kong - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/world/asia/china-hong-kong-propaganda.htmlChina Hires As Many As 300,000 Internet Trolls To Make The Communist Party Look Good | Business Insider India
https://www.businessinsider.in/China-Hires-As-Many-As-300000-Internet-Trolls-To-Make-The-Communist-Party-Look-Good/articleshow/44859392.cmsChina Unleashed Its Propaganda Machine on Peng Shuai’s #MeToo Accusation. Her Story Still Got Out. — ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/china-unleashed-its-propaganda-machine-on-peng-shuais-metoo-accusation-her-story-still-got-outChina accused of flooding social media with spam to crowd out protest news | China | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/04/china-accused-of-flooding-social-media-spam-covid-protestsChina has launched a social media disinformation campaign on coronavirus, researcher says
https://theprint.in/tech/china-has-launched-a-social-media-disinformation-campaign-on-coronavirus-researcher-says/420210/China refuses to apologise to Australia for fake soldier image - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55140848China state TV channel CGTN enlists UK student influencers | News | The Times
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/china-state-tv-channel-cgtn-enlists-uk-student-influencers-dw9v5sbncChina’s Global Information and Influence Campaign | Council on Foreign Relations
https://www.cfr.org/project/chinas-global-information-and-influence-campaignChinese Agents Helped Spread Messages That Sowed Virus Panic in U.S., Officials Say - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/politics/coronavirus-china-disinformation.htmlChinese Dissidents Feel Heat of Beijing’s Wrath. Even in Canada. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/world/canada/china-dissident-harassment-sheng-xue.htmlChinese Spam Network Aims to Discredit U.S. COVID Vaccine
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/chinese-spam-network-aims-to-discredit-u-s-covid-vaccine-and-response-report-finds/Chinese and Russian influence campaigns risk undermining Covid-19 vaccination programs | The Strategist
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinese-and-russian-influence-campaigns-risk-undermining-covid-19-vaccination-programs/Chinese state-run TV channel CGTN recruits vloggers and students at British universities | Daily Mail Online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9691697/Chinese-state-run-TV-channel-CGTN-recruits-vloggers-students-British-universities.htmlCivil Society and China’s Global Media Footprint – The Diplomat
https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/civil-society-and-chinas-global-media-footprint/Countering China’s Influence Campaigns | Proceedings - April 2021 Vol. 147/4/1,418
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/april/countering-chinas-influence-campaignsCross-Platform Spam Network Targeted Hong Kong Protests
https://public-assets.graphika.com/reports/graphika_report_spamouflage.pdfCzechia: A Case Study of China’s Changing Overseas Propaganda Efforts – The Diplomat
https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/czechia-a-case-study-of-chinas-changing-overseas-propaganda-efforts/Disinformation for Hire, a Shadow Industry, Is Quietly Booming - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/25/world/europe/disinformation-social-media.htmlEXCLUSIVE: Intelligence chief briefed lawmakers of foreign influence threats to Congress | TheHill
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/520302-exclusive-intelligence-chief-briefed-lawmakers-of-foreign-influenceGoogle pulls 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over disinformation - Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-google-disinformation/google-pulls-2500-china-linked-youtube-channels-over-disinformation-idUSKCN251384Graphika Report: Spamouflage
https://graphika.com/posts/graphika-report-spamouflage/How China Unleashed Twitter Trolls to Discredit Hong Kong’s Protesters - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/18/world/asia/hk-twitter.htmlHow Deepfake Videos Are Used to Spread Disinformation - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/technology/artificial-intelligence-training-deepfake.htmlHow a fake network pushes pro-China propaganda - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-58062630How to Spot a State-Funded Chinese Internet Troll – Foreign Policy
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/17/how-to-spot-a-state-funded-chinese-internet-troll/Inside a Pro-Huawei Influence Campaign - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/technology/commercial-disinformation-huawei-belgium.htmlLawsuit against Xinjiang researcher marks new effort to silence critics of China’s treatment of Uyghurs - The Globe and Mail
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-lawsuit-against-xinjiang-researcher-marks-new-effort-to-silence/Leaked Documents Show How China’s Army of Paid Internet Trolls Helped Censor the Coronavirus — ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/leaked-documents-show-how-chinas-army-of-paid-internet-trolls-helped-censor-the-coronavirusOperation Naval Gazing
https://graphika.com/reports/operation-naval-gazing/Opinion | China Has Lost Taiwan, and It Knows It - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/01/opinion/china-taiwan-election.htmlPandemics & propaganda: how Chinese state media creates and propagates CCP coronavirus narratives | HKS Misinformation Review
https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/pandemics-propaganda-how-chinese-state-media-creates-and-propagates-ccp-coronavirus-narratives/Pressured by China, E.U. Softens Report on Covid-19 Disinformation - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/world/europe/disinformation-china-eu-coronavirus.htmlPro-China influence campaign claiming ‘hypocrisy’ of American democracy gains traction - CyberScoop
https://www.cyberscoop.com/pro-china-influence-campaign-american-democracy/Pro-China misinformation group continues to spread messages, researchers say | The Straits Times
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/pro-china-misinformation-group-continues-to-spread-messages-researchers-sayRedditors Say They’re Seeing Coordinated Chinese Propaganda On The Site
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/reddit-coordinated-chinese-propaganda-trollsRevealed: the digital army making hundreds of millions of social media posts singing praises of the Communist Party | South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1947376/revealed-digital-army-making-hundreds-millions-socialSpamouflage Breakout
https://www.graphika.com/reports/spamouflage-breakout/Taiwan health official warns of China's 'cognitive warfare' | Taiwan News | 2021-05-22 13:23:00
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4208260The Chinese government fakes nearly 450 million social media comments a year. This is why. - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/05/19/the-chinese-government-fakes-nearly-450-million-social-media-comments-a-year-this-is-why/The Kremlin’s disinformation playbook goes to Beijing
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/05/19/the-kremlins-disinformation-playbook-goes-to-beijing/The disinformation tactics used by China - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/56364952Twitter Removes Chinese Misinformation Campaign - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/technology/twitter-chinese-misinformation.htmlXinjiang: China's attempt to control the narrative on the Uyghurs, from cover-up to propaganda blitz - CNN
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