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

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• Twitter disclosed three major state-backed networks pushing propaganda for China, Russia, and Turkey.
• The Chinese network was by far the largest, comprising some 170,000 accounts.
• Twitter found a "core" network of 23,750 accounts tweeting pro-government material, and this was in turn spread by 150,000 "amplifier" accounts.
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Twitter has identified three new major state-backed disinformation networks, the social media company announced in a blog post on Thursday.

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

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