X purges 13,000 accounts linked to suspected meddling ahead of US midterms
Summary
The Register reports that Xpurges 13,000 accounts linked to suspected foreign influence operations ahead of the US midterms, attributing activity to Iran, Russia, and China but not providing public evidence for attribution. The piece discusses how inauthentic accounts were used to post and amplify political content and notes X's Civic Integrity policy and Community Notes moderation framework, including crowd-sourced context. It situates the incident in the broader context of election-related influence campaigns and ongoing platform scrutiny.