X suspends 13,000 accounts linked to China, Russia and Iran

Washington DC — Editor’s note: this story was translated from the original VOA Mandarin article. Social media platform X says it has suspended more than 13,000 accounts involved in suspected foreign influence operations linked to China, Russia and Iran that targeted U.S. political discourse ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. In a statement posted on October 14, the platform said the networks used inauthentic accounts to post and amplify political content targeting candidates and public figures across the political spectrum. X said its safety team uses a variety of detection methods to identify and address activity that violates the…