An online network with a pro-Chinese government stance was reportedly attempting to influence Americans and mobilize them into joining real-world protests. What researchers uncovered: According to a report published on Wednesday by cybersecurity firm Mandiant Threat Intelligence , the propaganda network allegedly ran bot accounts on 30 social media platforms and over 40 additional websites and forums. – The bot network, which made posts in at least seven languages, apparently aimed to promote the Chinese government and influence American online users. – Mandiant first [detected its movement in June 2019] , which mainly “focused on discrediting pro-democracy protests in Hong…