Today were adding brand-new information to our archive of info operations, the just one of its kind in the industry. Networks affiliated with Iran, Thailand, Cuba, Saudi Arabia & & a previously disclosed network from Russia, have actually all been gotten rid of from the service.https:// t.co/ bkAA2vhomy– Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) October 8, 2020 Twitter prohibited 33 accounts linked to the Saudi Arabia government. “These accounts were created to impersonate crucial Qatari political figures and to advance narratives about Qatari politics which are geostrategically beneficial to the Saudi authorities,” it wrote.The business also shut down 526 “fake accounts” it says were run by youth groups linked to the Cuban federal government. It permanently suspended 926 accounts apparently run by the Royal Thai Army (RTA) also. Those were “magnifying pro-RTA and pro-government content, as well as participating in habits targeting popular political opposition figures.” When it comes to the Russian accounts, Twitter connected those to giants behind a fake news website. Back in June, Twitter stated it had gotten rid of around 178,000 accounts linked to China, Russia and Turkey. It included details on 32,242 of those to its archive.
Twitter suspends 1,600 accounts linked to state disinformation networks
