Police Dismantle Suspected Influence Network on X Ahead of Elections

By חדשות סרוגים

Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba

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Israeli police have dismantled a network of suspicious accounts on the social media platform X that allegedly aimed to improperly influence the public before the Knesset elections. The operation was conducted by the Police Investigations and Intelligence Department and the State Prosecutor's Office Cyber Division. Several accounts were removed from the platform to stop their activities. Police vowed to continue protecting the integrity of the election process.

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Police removed a network of suspicious X accounts allegedly aiming to influence Israeli elections.
The operation occurred just two days before the Knesset elections.
The effort was a collaboration between police intelligence and the State Prosecutor's Office cyber unit.
Police stated they will continue to safeguard the election process.

Police Dismantle Suspected Influence Network on X Ahead of Elections — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

Two days before the Knesset elections, Israeli police announced on Monday the discovery of a network of suspicious accounts on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. Authorities suspect these accounts were engaged in an illicit effort to influence the Israeli public ahead of the elections. The operation to identify and remove the accounts was a joint effort by the Police Investigations and Intelligence Department and the State Prosecutor's Office Cyber Division. As part of monitoring activities by the Matzpen department within the Intelligence Division, police took down several accounts from the social network to halt their activities and prevent further influence operations. A police spokesperson stated, "The Israel Police will continue to act to preserve the purity and proper process of the elections."