EXCLUSIVE: China has been flooding Facebook and Instagram with undisclosed political adverts valorising its coronavirus response and attacking Donald Trump. Many were able to sidestep Facebook’s strict controls, obscuring their cost + who they targeted.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/04/05/china-floods-facebook-instagram-undeclared-coronavirus-propaganda/ …
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Replying to @LFDodds
If they were really thinking long-term, the Chinese would run ads praising Trump. Nothing would be better for a global rival than for him to be re-elected.
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China is more concerned about strengthening its own nationalism, and needs to paint external antagonists. It’s not going to hurt Trump at all, most American voters are done with Putin and ready to see China as the enemy.
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