Twitter says it closed Iranian government accounts focused on US election
The social media company said it received the information on Tehran's purported activity during the first US presidential debate from the FBI.
Twitter said this week that it has removed accounts purportedly originating in Iran that sought to influence the US presidential election. Other social media giants have also taken action recently against Iranian information operations.
Twitter announced Wednesday that it had removed around 130 accounts Tuesday night from its platform that “appeared to originate in Iran.” The information on the accounts was provided by the FBI, according to Twitter.
“They were attempting to disrupt the public conversation during the first 2020 US Presidential Debate,” the company said in a tweet. The debate took place Tuesday night.
Images that Twitter provided of the accounts indicated they had little influence. Some bore names supportive of US President Donald Trump. The company pledged to release a lengthy report on the matter.
