Twitter and Fb say China-linked accounts sought to gasoline political discord in Hong Kong

Twitter mentioned it pulled down 936 troll accounts, lots of which driven conspiracy theories concerning the protest teams, consistent with examples shared through the corporate.
Twitter said it pulled down 936 troll accounts, many of which pushed conspiracy theories about the protest groups, according to examples shared by the company.Original article
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