WASHINGTON: Twitter said it is "actively investigating" the #dcblackout hashtag after online accounts pushed false and misleading tweets during a night of unrest in Washington over the death in police custody of George Floyd.
Twitter said it has "suspended hundreds of spammy accounts" under its platform manipulation policy.
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