Facebook and Twitter are used by Trump to cause revolutions, Twitter and Facebook removed accounts that undermined Hong Kong protesters!

So much for freedom of speech



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Twitter and Facebook announced on Monday the suspension of Chinese accounts that they said spread disinformation about the Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters.

In a blog post, Twitter said they disabled 936 accounts involved in a “coordinated state-backed operation” to undermine the anti-extradition bill protests, now in their 11th week.

“We are disclosing a significant state-backed information operation focused on the situation in Hong Kong, specifically the protest movement and their calls for political change,” the social media site said.

“Overall, these accounts were deliberately and specifically attempting to sow political discord in Hong Kong, including undermining the legitimacy and political positions of the protest movement on the ground. Based on our intensive investigations, we have reliable evidence to support that this is a coordinated state-backed operation.”


“The individuals behind this campaign engaged in a number of deceptive tactics, including the use of fake accounts… to manage Pages posing as news organizations, post in Groups, disseminate their content, and also drive people to off-platform news sites,” Facebook said.

They removed 7 pages, 3 groups and 5 accounts as a result of their probe.