X Suspends 800M Accounts, Fights State-Sponsored Manipulation

0:00On March 9, X has suspended 800 million accounts over the past year to combat massive manipulation and spam on the platform. The company revealed this figure, while addressing efforts against state-sponsored interference. Pin-pointing Russia, as the top offender, followed by Iran and China. Earlier this week, a top-executive spoke to UK lawmakers via video link about the non-stop battle. He highlighted daily attempts to build fake networks of accounts that push agendas or overwhelm users with junk content. The platform serves around 300 million monthly users worldwide, but it's faced backlash for its moderation since Elon Musk took over in 2022. Critics point to cases like misinformation fueling unrest after the Southport stavings in the UK. Officials say they've taken down several hundred million more accounts in recent months, and remain confident that what's left is genuine. Russia in particular aimed to disrupt the 2024 U.S. presidential election by amplifying

1:02divisive narratives. X keeps wrapping up these defenses to protect authentic voices amid the global pushback.