META deletes fake Chinese accts The users posed as Americans and sought to spread polarising content about US politics and US-China relations. Among the topics the network posted about were abortion, culture war issues and aid to Ukraine. Meta did not link the profiles to Beijing officials, but it has seen an increase in such networks based in China ahead of the 2024 US elections. China is now the third-biggest geographical source of such networks, the company said, behind Russia and Iran. The recent takedowns were outlined in a quarterly threat report released on Thursday by the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The China-based network included more than 4,700 accounts and used profile pictures and names copied from other users around the world. The accounts shared and liked each other's posts, and some of the content appeared to be taken directly from X, formerly Twitter https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67560513