Twitter deletes thousands of accounts tied to Iran, seeks to end false info campaigns

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Twitter deletes thousands of accounts tied to Iran, seeks to end false info campaigns
Twitter Inc on Thursday said it removed thousands of accounts linked to coordinated, state-backed activities it believes were from the Iranian government and archived them to its public database launched last year. In the latest purge of information, the company said it believes 4,779 accounts ...

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