Google Blocks 1000 Fake Chinese News Sites From Search

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Google’s Threat Analysis Group blocks over 1000 fake pro-propaganda Chinese news sites posing as independent media outlets from Search, Discovery, and Google News.


Operation Glassbridge
Since 2022, Google’s Threat Analysis Group has been operating to identify fake Chinese news websites publishing pro-Beijing propaganda.

During that time, Google blocked over 1000 domains and websites from appearing in search results and on Google Discovery and News.

Four companies (known as Glassbridge within Google), Shanghai Haixun Technology, DURINBRIDGE, Haimai, and Shenzhen Bowen Media, created and operated most of those 1000 fake domains. Google also identified several PR firms that assisted with publishing the fake content.

The Umbrella offenders with 1000 domains
The four websites Google identified and blocked are an umbrella guangdong mobile numbers list group that created and ran a thousand domains posing as Global independent news outlets for a single client, Beijing.

The fake websites republished thousands of articles from the People’s Republic Of China state media groups and created fake publications covering sensitive topics like Taiwan, the South China Sea, and COVID-19. These sites often target specific regions and demographics to sway opinion and belief by publishing state-sponsored news releases alongside genuine local content.