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title: Facebook and Twitter Take Action Against Chinese Accounts
description: Social media accounts spread false information about Hong Kong protests prompting Facebook and Twitter to quickly disable and remove the accounts.
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# [Facebook and Twitter Take Action Against Chinese Accounts](https://www.nationalinvestornetwork.com/consumer-services/facebook-and-twitter-take-action-against-chinese-accounts)

 Written by [Haley Moore](https://www.nationalinvestornetwork.com/consumer-services/author/haley-moore) | Aug 22, 2019 12:30:14 AM

Social media accounts have spread false information about Hong Kong protests prompting Facebook and Twitter to quickly [disable and remove the accounts.](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/technology/hong-kong-protests-china-disinformation-facebook-twitter.html?te=1&nl=evening-briefing&emc=edit_ne_20190819?campaign_id=57&instance_id=11757&segment_id=16300&user_id=1950d63c606447885759df9ec65325d6&regi_id=9531163420190819)

The accounts portrayed violent protests and misinformed the public about the actual situation.

**Facebook has released a statement explaining, "We'**re constantly working to detect and stop this type of activity because we don’t want our services to be used to manipulate people".

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