Twitter has removed over 170,000 accounts in a bid to stop Chinese propaganda around coronavirus, George Floyd and Hong Kong protests.
The social media platform removed 23,750 core accounts and 150,000 other accounts created to boost the core accounts, reports Independent.This comes as the accounts were linked to being favourable to the Chinese government, and unfavourable towards the Hong Kong protests.Despite the app being blocked in China, the accounts were targeted at Chinese speakers around the world.