Article snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter says it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were linked to the Chinese government and a disinformation campaign targeting the protests in Hong Kong. Facebook officials similarly said on Monday they have removed a small number of accounts involved in “coordinated inauthentic behavior” targeting the Hong Kong protests. The number of accounts affected was much smaller than those of Twitter: Just five accounts, seven pages and three groups. But those attacted a following of about 15,500. Twitter says it will prohibit ads from state-backed media companies that have amounted to propaganda. A senior Twitter official tells The Associated Press that both actions are part of a broader company effort to halt malicious political activity on the widely used platform. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of security concerns. The accounts linked to the Chinese government sought to portray Hong Protesters as criminals who don’t represent the majority of the semi-autonomous region. The official says the Chinese accounts also spread tweets from fake English and Chinese news sites to spread disinformation. Digital Access Home Delivery Gift Subscriptions Log In Manage My Account Customer Service Help & FAQs Globe Newsroom Advertise Newsletters View the ePaper Order Back Issues News in Education Search the Archives Privacy Policy Terms of Service Terms of Purchase Work at Boston Globe Media Link to the full article to read more