DPP officials have noticed an increase in such information, which aim to promote “a certain agenda,” she said, adding that the posts might be part of “cognitive warfare” efforts. Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei TimesPostings include calls for the government to purchase doses of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines on the popular messenger app Line and other platforms, Hsieh said. “In the past few years, we have seen many of these cognitive warfare efforts and disinformation campaigns,” Hsieh said. “Such posts occur increasingly at critical times, when people are concerned about the COVID-19 situation. The CECC frequently posts information on its Web site and updates its guidelines depending on the situation, she said.

Source: Taipei Times May 13, 2021 15:56 UTC