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Twitter is purging inactive accounts including people who have died, angering those still grieving

Elon Musk announced last week Twitter would be “purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years.”

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Digital foot soldiers: Pro-Trump bots swarm DeSantis, Haley

Researchers have uncovered a network of tens of thousands of fake Twitter accounts created to support former President Donald Trump and attack his critics and potential rivals

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

How Elon Musk, Trump and Tucker Carlson helped far-right conspiracy theorists hijack the Paul Pelosi attack

Bogus reports and right-wing influencers spread false information that rapidly outpaced the truth. Court filings and interviews detail a gruesome attack. There was no ‘friend’ in his underwear. Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022