Swarms of accounts are amplifying Beijing’s brash new messaging as the country tries to shape the global narrative about the coronavirus and much else.
Flood global social media with fake accounts used to advance an authoritarian agenda. Make them look real and grow their numbers of followers. Seek out online critics of the state and find out who they are and where they live. China’s government has unleashed a global online campaign to burnish its image and undercut accusations of human rights abuses. Much of the effort