Twitter
has banned almost 6,000 accounts for being part of an alleged state-backed
information operation originating in Saudi Arabia.
The
social media network announced the bans in a public blog posted on Friday.
It
accused the accounts of violating its "platform manipulation
policies" as part of a "significant" operation.
Twitter
said they were part of a larger network of more than 88,000 accounts engaging
in "spammy behaviour" on a "wide range of topics".
"Primarily,
accounts were amplifying messages favourable to Saudi authorities, mainly
through inauthentic engagement tactics such as aggressive liking, retweeting
and replying," the platform said in its post.
Twitter
said the majority of the content was in Arabic, but some also "related to
events relevant to Western audiences".
Twitter
believe the "co-ordinated" activity can be traced to a social media
marketing company called Smaat based in Saudi Arabia.
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