Twitter has removed a vast network of accounts that it says is linked to the Chinese government and was pushing false information favorable to the country’s communist rulers. Beijing denied involvement Friday and said the company should instead take down accounts smearing China. The U.S. social media company suspended 23,750 accounts that were posting pro-Beijing narratives, and another 150,000 accounts dedicated to retweeting and amplifying those messages. The accounts were suspended under Twitter’s manipulation policies, which ban artificial amplification and suppression of information. Twitter and other social media services like Facebook and YouTube are blocked in China.

Source: The Standard June 13, 2020 15:22 UTC