Twitter suspends several accounts claiming to be Black Trump supporters
Posted October 14, 2020 10:49 am.
Twitter has suspended a handful of accounts posing as Black supporters of Donald Trump.
Twitter said the accounts broke its rules on spam and platform manipulation.
Some of the accounts used photos of black men that had appeared in news articles. In some cases, the accounts had thousands of followers.
They also used similar language, such as: “YES IM BLACK AND IM VOTING FOR TRUMP!!!”
The social media giant has not specified exactly how many accounts it has suspended thus far.
This is not the first time Twitter has removed several users claiming to be led by Black voters.
In August, Twitter was forced to suspend hundreds of fake accounts posing as Black Trump supporters.
Twitter said the investigation is ongoing, noting it could suspend more if it’s determined they violate any of its policies.
