X Bans 13,000 Accounts Tied to Iran, Russia and China as Election Influence Efforts Intensify
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 16
X Bans 13,000 Accounts Tied to Iran, Russia and China as Election Influence Efforts Intensify
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 16
Summary
13,000 accounts were removed by X after the platform linked them to influence operations from Iran, Russia and China targeting U.S. politics, candidates and public figures.
Less than three weeks before elections that could shift control of Congress, the takedown adds to signs that foreign governments are again trying to sway American voters.
Russia-backed operation Doppelgänger has stepped up posts aimed at sowing division and using Israel as a wedge issue, according to threat intelligence firm Alethea.
U.S. and EU sanctions already target Russia's Social Design Agency, which runs Doppelgänger, while U.S. intelligence officials sought to brief some state officials on election threats Thursday.