Twitter has taken down 1,019 accounts in Ecuador, saying they’re mostly fake and aimed at undermining President Lenín Moreno.
Twitter on Friday said the accounts tied to the PAIS Alliance political party posted content about the president’s administration, focusing on free speech, government censorship and technology.
The move by Twitter is part of an initiative to foster public understanding of how the social media platform can be manipulated.
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