Twitter once muzzled Russian and Chinese state propaganda. That's over now
The company used "visibility filtering rules" in order to curtail propaganda and misinformation. Under Elon Musk, those guidelines have been discarded.
Chinese propaganda
Trump Administration Labels 4 More Chinese News Outlets 'Foreign Missions'
The State Department's new listing of Chinese media escalates a tit-for-tat scrap over journalists that kicked off earlier in the year.
In George Floyd Protests, China Sees A Powerful Propaganda Opportunity
After years of U.S. criticism about human rights, China's Communist Party has seized on protests sparked by George Floyd's death to spread propaganda about what it calls American "double standards."
Taiwan Gets Tough On Disinformation Suspected From China Ahead Of Elections
The government has fined people and media outlets for spreading false content, amid rising suspicion of mainland Chinese influence on the self-ruled island.
China Used Twitter To Disrupt Hong Kong Protests, But Efforts Began Years Earlier
Social media networks banned hundreds of thousands of accounts last month. In NPR's assessment of the data, telling details begin to depict large disinformation campaigns.