Security News > 2020 > October > Twitter Removes Iran-Linked Accounts Aimed at Disrupting U.S. Presidential Debate
2020-10-01 10:48
Twitter on Wednesday announced that it removed 130 accounts originating from Iran that were aimed at disrupting the first 2020 U.S. presidential debate.
The social platform also explains that it was able to quickly identify the accounts and remove them.
The removal of these accounts comes roughly one month after Microsoft warned of attempts from state-sponsored threat actors, including Iranian ones, to disrupt the 2020 U.S. presidential elections.
Last week, Facebook announced that it shut down a network of fake accounts out of China that were aiming at the US presidential race.
In June, Twitter announced the removal of a total of 30,000 state-linked accounts originating from China, Turkey, and Russia that engaged in manipulation.