[Science, Technology, and Social Media] Chinese Bot Network Used Social Media To Encourage Asian American Protests Thousands of fake pro-China accounts used dozens of social media platforms to mobilize Asian American protesters in the United States, according to a report by U.S. cybersecurity researchers. A coordinated network of pro-China bot accounts spanning 30 social media platforms and over 40 additional websites and forums have made posts in at least seven different languages attempting to influence American politics, according to a [report](//www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2021/09/pro-prc-influence-campaign-social-media-websites-forums.html) published Wednesday by cybersecurity firm Mandiant Threat Intelligence, a subsidiary of FireEye. The network promoted certain pro-China political messages,…