Chinese firm behind ‘news’ websites pushes pro-Beijing content globally‚ researchers find
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Chinese firm behind ‘news’ websites pushes pro-Beijing content globally‚ researchers find

More than 100 websites disguised as local news outlets in Europe‚ Asia and Latin America are pushing pro-China content in a widespread influence campaign linked to a Beijing public relations firm‚ digital watchdog Citizen Lab has found. Spread over websites in 30 countries‚ the propaganda material is interspersed with news aggregated from local news outlets and Chinese state media‚ according to a research report the Toronto-based group released on Wednesday. "While the campaign's websites...