Twitter gave as part of the investigation, the names of the profiles that can be associated with the attempts of Russia to influence the presidential elections in 2016. The company has intensified its efforts to cooperate with investigators after have been criticized.
Yesterday in Politico appeared the information that the social network has deleted the tweets, in accordance with its privacy policy. It is unclear whether the rip message is associated with the Russian account, with the Twitter servers.
Representatives of the social network should appear on 1 November before the Senate intelligence Committee at a public hearing. After the first closed session of the Committee of the Senate at the end of last month, Virginia Senator mark Warner, a top Democrat on the Committee, called the findings of the company «frankly inadequate» and «derivative» work Facebook.
Previously opened Twitter account associated with Russian Internet research Agency, the so-called «farm trolls.» Twitter said it had suspended 22 of the account, which during the campaign of 2016 has caused disagreements about social or political issues. The company found 179 linked accounts and took action against those who violated its rules on spamming.
The company applies the anti-spam policy against bots and users that exhibit unusual behavior. They fall under accounts that repeatedly redirect the same message or use multiple accounts or block other users.
