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Twitter permanently suspended 1,594 accounts associated with five distinct networks for various violations of its platform manipulation policies, tying those networks to state-linked information operations in Cuba, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand.
Twitter Safety shared details about the five networks in a blog post Thursday.
- Cuba: Twitter permanently suspended 526 fake accounts run by youth organizations with ties to the Cuban government, including Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas and Federación Estudiantil Universitaria.
- Iran: The social network identified a network of primarily compromised accounts operating from Iran and artificially amplifying conversations on racial and social justice issues in the U.S.,
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