{"id":2445119,"date":"2025-06-10T05:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meta-rakes-in-cash-promoting-ccp-propaganda\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T05:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:06:15","slug":"meta-rakes-in-cash-promoting-ccp-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meta-rakes-in-cash-promoting-ccp-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta rakes in cash promoting CCP propaganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmeta-rakes-in-cash-promoting-ccp-propaganda%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2445119&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>According to a review conducted by the *Washington Examiner*, Chinese state-run media outlets are paying Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to promote their propaganda content. outlets such as China Global Television Network (CGTN), China Daily, and others, all under the control of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), currently have numerous active advertisements aimed at European and Latin American audiences, rather than targeting Americans directly. Despite labeling these ads as coming from state-controlled media, that disclosure may not sufficiently inform users of the foreign influence.This situation raises concerns especially as Meta has previously banned advertisements from Russian state media due to foreign interference.<\/p>\n<p>CGTN has a history of promoting pro-CCP narratives while downplaying significant issues such as the treatment of Uyghur people and presenting a favorable view of China&#8217;s global role.Other Chinese outlets linked to the CCP, including Xinhua and The People&#8217;s Daily, are also involved in advertising campaigns that obscure the state&#8217;s more controversial actions. The article underscores the ongoing relationships between social media platforms and Chinese propaganda, alongside similar ties in other major tech firms like Google and Amazon.Concerns about these relationships have prompted calls for American companies to prioritize national interests over connections with entities affiliated with the CCP.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Meta rakes in ad revenue helping the CCP export propaganda<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2143730\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Chinese state-run outlets that have been implicated in global propaganda schemes are actively paying Meta to promote their content, a <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> review of advertising records has found.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/?active_status=active&amp;ad_type=all&amp;country=ALL&amp;is_targeted_country=false&amp;media_type=all&amp;q=CGTN&amp;search_type=keyword_unordered\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China Global Television Network<\/a>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/?active_status=active&amp;ad_type=all&amp;country=ALL&amp;is_targeted_country=false&amp;media_type=all&amp;search_type=page&amp;view_all_page_id=191347651290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China Daily<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/?active_status=active&amp;ad_type=all&amp;country=ALL&amp;is_targeted_country=false&amp;media_type=all&amp;search_type=page&amp;view_all_page_id=188625661189259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The People&rsquo;s Daily<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/?active_status=active&amp;ad_type=all&amp;country=ALL&amp;is_targeted_country=false&amp;media_type=all&amp;search_type=page&amp;view_all_page_id=115591005188475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Global Times<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/?active_status=active&amp;ad_type=all&amp;country=ALL&amp;is_targeted_country=false&amp;media_type=all&amp;search_type=page&amp;view_all_page_id=406416375877280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China Youth Daily<\/a><\/em>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/?active_status=active&amp;ad_type=all&amp;country=ALL&amp;is_targeted_country=false&amp;media_type=all&amp;search_type=page&amp;view_all_page_id=338109312883186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China Xinhua News<\/a>, all of which are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3434126\/google-chinese-propaganda-news-articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">controlled <\/a>by the Chinese Communist Party, collectively have hundreds of active advertisements running on Facebook and Instagram. The advertisements range from the outlets promoting their stories to prompting users to visit their websites or social media pages. These advertisements are not set to target Americans, with the bulk seeking to sway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/article\/china-europe-may-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">European <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/national-security-daily\/2025\/02\/10\/as-usaid-retreats-china-pounces-00195922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Latin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/backgrounder\/china-influence-latin-america-argentina-brazil-venezuela-security-energy-bri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">American<\/a> audiences &mdash; a development that comes amid reports that China is working to expand its influence in those regions as America works to reduce foreign aid spending.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3434126\/google-chinese-propaganda-news-articles\/\">Google feeds articles from Chinese state-run propaganda outlets to American readers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3433671\/florida-sheriff-marcos-lopez-arrest-key-suspect-illegal-gambling-operation\/\">Florida sheriff arrested as key suspect in massive illegal gambling operation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3432957\/kendi-style-antiracism-centers-did-little-despite-large-budgets\/\">Kendi-style antiracism centers did little despite large budgets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Meta is aware that it is accepting funding from the Chinese government, as Disclaimers on advertisements from these outlets note that they are &ldquo;China state-controlled media.&rdquo; The labeling, however, informs social media users that they are being influenced by a foreign power, a luxury that users are <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2023\/07\/30\/china-propaganda-twitter-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">not always afforded<\/a> when <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CGTNOfficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">browsing platforms<\/a> such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2024\/02\/16\/x-meta-china-disinformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Before the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>reached out to Meta for comment, <em>China Youth Daily<\/em>, the media outlet of the CCP&rsquo;s youth wing, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CYDMeta.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">not labeled<\/a> as &ldquo;state-controlled media.&rdquo; The publication&rsquo;s page was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cnyouthdaily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">updated <\/a>to note its government control after the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>flagged its advertising activity to Meta. Organizations Meta identifies as state-controlled media are not allowed to run ads in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The tech giant&rsquo;s continued decision to accept payments from CCP-controlled entities could raise eyebrows, as Meta moved in 2024 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c4gllnx0p40o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ban Russian state media networks<\/a> from its platforms for engaging in &ldquo;foreign interference activity,&rdquo; an action that established a precedent at the company for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-presents-ccp-propaganda-as-news\/\" title=\"... presents ... propaganda as &#039;news&#039;\">blocking adversarial state-run news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CGTN, one of the most prolific Chinese state-run media operations purchasing advertising space on Meta&rsquo;s platforms, has a well-documented history of pushing pro-CCP propaganda. The conglomerate, which operates under the Central Propaganda Department of the CCP, works diligently to portray China as &ldquo;well governed, benign, stable, and as a rising superpower,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/13216597.2022.2120522#d1e702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according <\/a>to a 2022 academic paper published by scholars at King&rsquo;s College in London.<\/p>\n<p>In line with the findings of English scholars, the stories CGTN is paying Meta to promote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/?id=1409637713523310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">highlighted <\/a>China&rsquo;s purported &ldquo;commitment to an open market,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/?id=1894928554637863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">stated <\/a>that &ldquo;China&rsquo;s development insight has to be taken seriously,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/?id=2029431680799021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">portrayed <\/a>China as a positive force for environmental conservation, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-09-173921.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">dismissed <\/a>claims that China is constructing artificial islands to expand its territorial waters &mdash; blaming the natural accumulation of dead coral for the appearance of new land formations off the Chinese coast.<\/p>\n<p>CGTN has previously faced criticism for running advertisements that downplayed China&rsquo;s genocide of the Uyghur people and pushed pro-Russia talking points following Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-arrests-hong-kong-journalists-for-violating-law-that-was-praised-in-new-york-times-op-ed\/\" title=\"China Arrests Hong Kong Journalists for Violating Law That Was Praised in New York Times Op-Ed\">state-run outlet<\/a> has also broadcast coerced confessions and published disinformation about anti-CCP dissidents, most notably in its coverage of the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests, for which the outlet portrayed pro-democracy activists as violent terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond academics and journalists, the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States have identified CGTN as an arm of the CCP despite its claims of editorial independence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People talk near a Meta sign outside of the company&rsquo;s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on March 7, 2023. (AP Photo\/Jeff Chiu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Taking the CCP&rsquo;s cash in exchange for ad space isn&rsquo;t the sole domain of social media platforms. The <em>Washington Post<\/em> and <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>, alongside an array of other major newspapers, <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/blog\/reboot\/washington-post-and-wall-street-journal-took-millions-chinese-communist-party-newspaper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">took millions of dollars<\/a> from <em>China Daily <\/em>to run advertisements designed to look like legitimate news articles that reported on world events with a pro-China spin.<\/p>\n<p>The other CCP-run outlets paying Meta for exposure have track records comparable to CGTN. Xinhua News, which is paying to boost its coverage of China&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/?id=1445827920111099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ethnic unity and religious harmony<\/a>&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/?id=1052866810108455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">strong rice harvests<\/a>, is China&rsquo;s official state-run news outlet. Xinhua, which has about 100 active advertisements across Meta&rsquo;s platforms, has downplayed the Uyghur genocide and published disinformation related to the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests. <em>The People&rsquo;s Daily<\/em>, which serves as the official newspaper of the CCP, has a comparatively small advertising footprint on Meta, with just five active adverts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3434126\/google-chinese-propaganda-news-articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>GOOGLE FEEDS ARTICLES FROM CHINESE STATE-RUN PROPAGANDA OUTLETS TO AMERICAN READERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meta isn&rsquo;t alone in its ties to Chinese state-run media. Google News, the eponymous tech conglomerate&rsquo;s flagship news aggregator that attracts north of 100 million users per month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3434126\/google-chinese-propaganda-news-articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">indexes and promotes <\/a>content produced by CCP-run news outlets like the ones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-disinfo-group-quietly-rebrands-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Anti-disinfo group quietly rebrands - Washington Examiner\">purchasing ad space<\/a> on Instagram and Facebook. In a similar vein, Amazon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3384795\/amazon-chinese-military-companies-profit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">facilitates the sale<\/a> of an array of products manufactured by Pentagon-designated &ldquo;Chinese military companies&rdquo; on its online marketplace and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3410536\/lobbyists-amazon-chinese-goods-state-governments-mark-cochran-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly worked<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >derail state-level efforts aimed<\/a> at removing Chinese-manufactured goods from government offices.<\/p>\n<p>Tech companies broadly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3309039\/big-tech-trump-ties-chinese-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">maintain close ties<\/a> with Chinese entities, including those with links to the People&rsquo;s Liberation Army &mdash; a dynamic that has sparked concern among some experts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;American companies need to make a choice: Do they want to put America first or the Chinese Communist Party first?&rdquo; Hudson Institute senior fellow Michael Sobolik previously told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;If they can&rsquo;t muster the requisite patriotism to do the right thing, Congress and the Trump administration should step in and establish penalties for doing business with companies affiliated with the People&rsquo;s Liberation Army.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meta declined to comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2143730\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2143730\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta profits from ad revenue by promoting CCP propaganda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":2445120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mark-Zuckerberg.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[51019,6371,9276,4488,32364],"class_list":["post-2445119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-ccp-2","tag-censorship","tag-meta","tag-propaganda","tag-social-media"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mark-Zuckerberg.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445119"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2445123,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445119\/revisions\/2445123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2445120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}