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Twitter 'shuts down millions of fake accounts' Bhagyashree Mulashiya credit to BBC news 7/9/2018 11:12:39 PM Twitter has shut down up to 70 million fake and suspicious accounts since May, according to the Washington Post. The suspensions and shutdowns were part of a concerted effort by Twitter to clear up the platform, said the paper. Many of the accounts are thought to be used by trolls or remotely controlled bots that abuse the service.

Twitter 'shuts down millions of fake accounts'

Bhagyashree Mulashiya credit to BBC news 7/9/2018 11:12:39 PM

Twitter has shut down up to 70 million fake and suspicious accounts since May, according to the Washington Post. The suspensions and shutdowns were part of a concerted effort by Twitter to clear up the platform, said the paper. Many of the accounts are thought to be used by trolls or remotely controlled bots that abuse the service.