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X bans 13,000 accounts tied to foreign influence operations
Original: JUST IN: X bans 13,000 accounts linked to foreign influence operations from Russia, China, and Iran ahead of US midterm
X has removed about 13,000 accounts it says were linked to foreign influence operations originating in Russia, China, and Iran. The purge was announced ahead of the United States midterm elections, with the platform framing the move as an effort to limit covert state-backed manipulation of political discourse during the campaign period.
Why now: The removals come shortly before the US midterm elections, when concern about foreign interference in online political debate is at its peak.
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- JUST IN: X bans 13,000 accounts linked to foreign influence operations from Russia, China, and Iran ahead of US midterm elections. · remarks · 1K
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