China allegedly turns to transnational criminals to spread disinformation in Australia

Australian researchers have found evidence that China is using fake social media accounts linked to transnational criminal groups to spread online propaganda and disinformation. According to a report that the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) released this week, certain fake accounts used by China for its influence operations are linked to a network of Twitter

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