PEN America Issues Statement on Suspension of Facebook Accounts Linked to Information Campaigns Against Hong Kong Demonstrators
August 19, 2019
August 19, 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 19 -- PEN America issued the following statement by CEO Suzanne Nossel after Facebook and Twitter announced that they have suspended a number of accounts linked to the state-backed information campaigns against Hong Kong demonstrators:
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- PEN America calls for more effort to removing state-backed disinformation campaigns
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"China's government has denied its citizens access to global outlets for communication.
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- PEN America calls for more effort to removing state-backed disinformation campaigns
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"China's government has denied its citizens access to global outlets for communication.
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