<p>Twitter said it has closed an Iran-based network of accounts fanning the flames around racial justice protests in the US sparked by the death of George Floyd.</p>.<p>Floyd's death on May 25 became a symbol of what many say is systemic racism and abuse of African Americans by police, and has sparked months of often violent protests across the US.</p>.<p>The network of more than 100 accounts "artificially amplified" conversations on topics including Floyd's death, Black Lives Matter and social justice issues, the platform said in a statement Thursday.</p>.<p>Twitter also said it had closed more than 900 accounts linked to the Thai army for attacking prominent opposition figures and diffusing pro-government and military propaganda.</p>.<p>The kingdom is seeing a groundswell of pro-democracy protests demanding the government step down and the monarchy reform.</p>.<p>Many of the banned Thai accounts tried to deflect blame from the military for the Korat shooting -- a gun rampage earlier this year in which a soldier killed 30 and injured 57 people at a shopping mall.</p>.<p>"Some of them are still in a Cold War mindset, but they don't know that in the digital world you leave technology footprints that can be traced," Thai opposition MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn told AFP.</p>.<p>Army spokesman Lieutenant General Santipong Thampiya denied the suspended Twitter accounts were linked to the military, dismissing the investigation as unfair and lacking in-depth analysis.</p>.<p>In a statement Thursday Facebook also said it had closed accounts in multiple countries, from government or military-linked networks it said were spreading disinformation.</p>.<p>In Myanmar -- which heads to the polls next month -- Facebook said it had removed 17 pages, 50 accounts and six Instagram accounts.</p>.<p>Many of these were critical of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, as well as a "small number" targeting the long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community.</p>.<p>"Our investigation found links to members of the Myanmar military," said Facebook, which is scrambling to improve its image in a nation where online hate speech is thought to have spilled into offline violence.</p>.<p>The platform said it had also removed more than 850 dubious accounts spanning Nigeria, Azerbaijan, the US, Kenya and Botswana in the first week of October alone.</p>.<p>Last month it closed 511 accounts, mainly based in Russia, China and the Philippines.</p>
<p>Twitter said it has closed an Iran-based network of accounts fanning the flames around racial justice protests in the US sparked by the death of George Floyd.</p>.<p>Floyd's death on May 25 became a symbol of what many say is systemic racism and abuse of African Americans by police, and has sparked months of often violent protests across the US.</p>.<p>The network of more than 100 accounts "artificially amplified" conversations on topics including Floyd's death, Black Lives Matter and social justice issues, the platform said in a statement Thursday.</p>.<p>Twitter also said it had closed more than 900 accounts linked to the Thai army for attacking prominent opposition figures and diffusing pro-government and military propaganda.</p>.<p>The kingdom is seeing a groundswell of pro-democracy protests demanding the government step down and the monarchy reform.</p>.<p>Many of the banned Thai accounts tried to deflect blame from the military for the Korat shooting -- a gun rampage earlier this year in which a soldier killed 30 and injured 57 people at a shopping mall.</p>.<p>"Some of them are still in a Cold War mindset, but they don't know that in the digital world you leave technology footprints that can be traced," Thai opposition MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn told AFP.</p>.<p>Army spokesman Lieutenant General Santipong Thampiya denied the suspended Twitter accounts were linked to the military, dismissing the investigation as unfair and lacking in-depth analysis.</p>.<p>In a statement Thursday Facebook also said it had closed accounts in multiple countries, from government or military-linked networks it said were spreading disinformation.</p>.<p>In Myanmar -- which heads to the polls next month -- Facebook said it had removed 17 pages, 50 accounts and six Instagram accounts.</p>.<p>Many of these were critical of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, as well as a "small number" targeting the long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community.</p>.<p>"Our investigation found links to members of the Myanmar military," said Facebook, which is scrambling to improve its image in a nation where online hate speech is thought to have spilled into offline violence.</p>.<p>The platform said it had also removed more than 850 dubious accounts spanning Nigeria, Azerbaijan, the US, Kenya and Botswana in the first week of October alone.</p>.<p>Last month it closed 511 accounts, mainly based in Russia, China and the Philippines.</p>