HONG KONG China does not allow its people to gain access to Facebook, a powerful tool for disseminating information and influencing opinion.As if to demonstrate the platforms effectiveness, outside its borders China uses it to spread state-produced propaganda around the world, including the United States. So much do Chinas government and companies value Facebook that the country is Facebooks biggest advertising market in Asia, even as it is the only major country in the region that blocks the social network.A look at the Facebook pages of China Central Television, the leading state-owned broadcast network better known as CCTV, and Xinhua, Chinas official news agency, reveals hundreds of English-language posts intended for an English-speaking audience.
Källa: China Spreads Propaganda to U.S. on Facebook, a Platform It Bans at Home – The New York Times
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