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BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 10: A police officer stands guard before the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People on March 10, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
BEIJING, CHINA – MARCH 10: A police officer stands guard before the closing session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People on March 10, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Meta: Pro-Chinese influence operation was the largest in history

Meta researchers said the operation relied on thousands of accounts to spread pro-Chinese messages and attack critics of Beijing.
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A photographic illustration shows a mobile phone near the NSO Group company logo on February 9, 2022 in the Israeli city of Netanya. Several spyware vendors, including one co-founded by an NSO employee, appear in a Meta report on the surveillance-for-hire industry. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Meta takes down surveillance-for-hire firms, calls for government action against the industry

The surveillance-for-hire industry is growing quickly as new firms crop up around the globe to meet market demand.
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