Twitter Removes Fake Accounts Posing As Black Pres. Trump Supporters

Twitter Removes Fake Accounts Posing As Black Pres. Trump Supporters

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The video discusses the monitoring of social media for manipulation and spam, particularly in the context of the presidential election. It highlights the emergence of accounts claiming to be black supporters of Trump, which gained significant traction despite being new. Research indicates links to Eastern Europe and Turkey, with traces of the Russian alphabet found. Some accounts appeared to be black conservatives or White House staffers. Twitter has since removed these fake accounts.

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How many accounts appeared to be black conservatives according to the professor?

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What action did Twitter take regarding the fake accounts?

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