Meta shut down over 8,000 social media accounts covertly run by China which targeted the UK, a new EU transparency report has revealed. The Facebook and Instagram profiles were part of network being coordinated in Bejing, according to the data disclosed by the social media giant. “One or more” of the 930 Facebook pages identified by Meta had amassed more than 560,000 followers, according to its report published by the European Commission. Over 7,700 Facebook accounts were identified and shut down by Meta from April to May this year, along with 15 groups and 15 Instagram accounts for “inauthentic behaviour.” Meta said in its EU report: “This network originated in China and targeted many regions around the world, including Taiwan, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, and global Chinese-speaking audiences....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/china-used-over-8000-fake-social-media-accounts-to-target-uk-meta-says-5502106