X suspends 800m accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts

X defines manipulative accounts as those that engage in ‘bulk, aggressive, or disruptive activity that misleads others and/or disrupts their experience’. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

Elon Musk’s X said it had suspended 800m accounts over a 12-month period as it fights the “massive” scale of attempts to manipulate the platform.

The social media company told MPs it was continually fighting state-backed attempts to hijack the agenda on its network, with Russia the most prolific state actor, followed by Iran and China.