Twitter deleted a network of 170,000 Chinese state-backed accounts pushing propaganda - Business Insider

Twitter deleted a network of 170,000 Chinese state-backed accounts pushing propaganda

The networks, which have now been placed in Twitter's archive, appeared to be state-run operations from China, Russia, and Turkey.

The Chinese state-backed network was by far the largest of the three. Twitter disclosed 1,152 and 7,340 accounts for Russia and Turkey respectively, and 23,750 for China.

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