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    Facebook takes down China-based network spreading false COVID-19 claims

    The Chinese operation is one of six networks blocked from Facebook and Instagram after spreading false information and harassing opponents.
    by Shannon Bond Dec 01, 2021 2 minutes
    Meta has removed six networks of accounts for abusing its platforms, underscoring the ways bad actors around the world use social media as a tool to promote false information and harass opponents.

    The parent company of Facebook and Instagram said on Wednesday it has taken down more than 600 accounts, pages and groups connected to a Chinese influence operation spreading COVID-19 disinformation, including an account purporting to be a fictitious Swiss biologist.

    The China-based network was one of six , formerly know as Facebook, removed in November for abusing its

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