Twitter Removes Thousands Of State-Linked Accounts Used By China, Russia And Turkey

DW: Twitter removes state-linked accounts used by China, Russia and Turkey

Twitter said the accounts were part of a network used to push propaganda, attack critics of the government and spread misinformation. A majority of the accounts were linked to China.

Twitter said Thursday it had removed more than 170,000 state-linked accounts used by China, Russia and Turkey.

The US-based social media company said these accounts consisted of a network of echo chambers, used to push propaganda, spread misinformation or attack critics of the government.

The biggest network of these accounts was linked to China, with 23,750 that were further boosted by 150,000 "amplifier" accounts.

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