A disinformation operation on the Chinese social media platform WeChat spread false information about MP Michael Chong, Global Affairs Canada says. WeChat is a popular messaging and networking app developed by Shenzhen-based tech company Tencent.
to share information with the government when a foreign government targets a member of Parliament.
"And despite the removal of a single diplomat from Beijing who was involved in foreign interference activities, they have failed to identify and remove other agents of Beijing who have interfered in our democracy or targeted Canadian citizens for harassment or abuse." "It's absolutely essential that we're all on the same page, and making sure that we repel these threats against our democracy, first and foremost, and secondly identify where and how these challenges might have been present," he said.
"Two-thirds of those accounts were anonymous and had not previously published any news stories on Canadian politics. Moreover, these accounts published or interacted with content at similar times and dates, increasing the likelihood WeChat users would see the false narratives by creating an increased volume of content on this topic."GAC said that, although these posts went against WeChat's user code of conduct, the platform did not take any action to moderate or remove them.
"I think it's been appallingly slow. I mean, we're not talking about days or weeks here, we're talking about months. Well before Mr. Johnston was appointed special rapporteur we knew there was a problem," he told CBC News Network host Hannah Thibedeau.
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