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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nathan Place

Facebook hired company to spread negative stories about TikTok, report says

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Facebook has been paying a right-wing consulting firm to discredit TikTok, a new report says.

According to The Washington Post, Facebook’s parent company, Meta, hired a firm called Targeted Victory to get negative articles and letters about the Chinese app published in major newspapers.

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