MPs demand Twitter act over Russian interference in UK politics
by Press Association from Technology | The Guardian on (#36Y9K)
Digital, culture, media and sport committee wants to see lists of suspect Russian-related accounts
A parliamentary committee is demanding Twitter hands over lists of Russian-related accounts that may have attempted to interfere in the UK's democratic process.
The call from MPs on the digital, culture, media and sport committee came after Twitter told a US Congress inquiry it had detected thousands of Russian troll accounts posting material linked to American politics.
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