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YouTube disables 210 channels for videos undermining Hong Kong Protests

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After Facebook and Twitter, YouTube has disabled 210 channels as they appeared to be a part of the "coordinated influence campaign" against the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, the company said in a blog. YouTube said the channels were being used to upload videos undermining the ongoing protests. VPNs and other methods were also being used to hide the origin of the accounts. Social media sites accusing China govt of undermining Hong Kong protests On August 19, Facebook removed five accounts, seven pages and three groups, run by individuals associated with the Chinese government, and which frequently posted content on political issues such as the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. According to Facebook, the posts show protestors in Hong Kong in a bad light, with some of them calling “cockroaches” and comparing them to Islamic State terrorists. Facebook’s investigation into the issue began after it received a tip from Twitter, where certain accounts posing as news media outlets were posting content with the aim of undermining the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. Acting upon this matter, Twitter announced that it will be banning state-controlled news outlets from advertising on the platform. “Based on our intensive investigations, we have reliable evidence to support that this is a coordinated state-backed operation,” Twitter had said. China govt says Chinese people have rights to state their views The protests began in March to oppose a currently suspended bill called Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019. which states…

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