Facebook said it was taking action against hackers in China who were using the social network to trick Uighurs into downloading malware. Facebook said it removed accounts linked to the groups Earth Empusa or Evil Eye which had used tactics such as setting up fake accounts pretending to be reporters, activists or members of the Uighur community. Facebook said the group set up Android app...
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