Google says China used YouTube to meddle in Hong Kong protests

Google has disabled 210 YouTube accounts after it mentioned China used the video platform to sow discord amongst protesters in Hong Kong. The hunt massive, which owns YouTube, adopted within the footsteps of Twitter and Fb, which previous this week mentioned China had used their social media websites to unfold …
Google has disabled 210 YouTube accounts after it said China used the video platform to sow discord among protesters in Hong Kong. The search giant, which owns YouTube, followed in the footsteps of Twitter and Facebook, which earlier this week said China had used their social media sites to spread …

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