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Google blocked 1,000-plus pro-China fake news websites from its search results

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2024-11-25

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Laura Dobberstein

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Google’s Threat Intelligence Group said it blocked a coordinated network named “Glassbridge” made up of China-related digital PR and newswire firms that bulk-created hundreds of inauthentic news domains and YouTube channels to distribute pro-PRC narratives; over 1,000 sites have been removed from Google News/Discover, with Shanghai Haixun identified as the most prolific operator and ties noted to other influence groups like Dragonbridge.

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