11/22/22, 11:23 PM
TAG Bulletin: Q3 2022
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Updates
from Threat
Analysis
Group
(TAG)
subset uploaded
content in
Chinese and
English
about China and U.S. foreign affairs.
These findings are consistent with our previous reports.
August
We terminated 10 YouTube channels and blocked 120 domains from eligibility to appear
on Google News surfaces and Discover as part of our investigation into coordinated
influence operations linked to China. The campaign was linked to a Chinese PR firm
named Shanghai Haixun Technology Co., Ltd. and was sharing content in English,
Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian, Thai, Hindi, French, Arabic, Italian, Vietnamese and Korean
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that was critical of international news coverage of Xinjiang, the United States and its
relationship with Taiwan, and high profile critics of the Chinese government. We received
leads from Mandiant that supported us in this investigation.
We terminated 12 YouTube channels, 4 Ads accounts, and 2 Blogger blogs and blocked
3 domains from eligibility to appear on Google News surfaces and Discover as part of
our investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to the United States. The
campaign was sharing content in English, Arabic, Persian, and Russian that was
promoting U.S. foreign affairs. We received leads from Twitter that supported us in this
investigation.
We terminated 15 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated
influence operations linked to Sudan. The campaign was sharing content in Arabic that
was supportive of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces and their leader Hemetti. We
received leads from Twitter that supported us in this investigation.
We terminated 3 YouTube channels as part of our investigation into coordinated
influence operations linked to Russia. The campaign was linked to the media outlet
News Front and was sharing content in English and German that was supportive of
Russia and critical of the United States. We received leads from Twitter that supported
us in this investigation.
We terminated 1 AdSense account and blocked 1 domain from eligibility to appear on
Google News surfaces and Discover as part of our investigation into coordinated
influence
operations
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