Google shut down thousands of pro-Beijing disinformation channels on Taiwan, COVID-19

Google says it shut down more than 50,000 accounts promoting pro-People’s Republic of China (PRC) disinformation in 2022 that focused on Taiwan, COVID-19 and U.S. politics. 

The takedowns are the latest salvo in an ongoing battle between Google and a campaign it has named “Dragonbridge.” 

Since 2019, the company says has shut down more than 100,000 accounts on YouTube, Blogger and AdSense connected to Dragonbridge actors — calling the group the “most prolific” disinformation actor it tracks. Google’s Threat Analysis …

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