China responds to Facebook and Twitter allegations
China has expressed the right to put out its own views after Twitter and Facebook claimed to have dismantled a state-backed social media campaign originating in mainland China that sought to undermine protests in Hong Kong.
Twitter has suspended 936 accounts, while Facebook has removed several pages from a small network. Both companies said that their investigations found links to individuals associated with the Chinese government.
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