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Twitter, Facebook Remove Accounts in Bangladesh for Manipulation

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Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. removed a small number of accounts in Bangladesh after an initial investigation suggested they had undisclosed links to state-sponsored actors.

Twitter suspended a total of 15 accounts while Facebook removed nine pages and six accounts, the U.S. social media giants said in separate statements. Twitter said its investigation was ongoing.