Twitter has suspended hundreds of suspected fake accounts that were being used to spread pro- China propaganda during the Olympics , according to reports.

The bots were scrubbed following a joint New York Times and ProPublica investigation that found 3,000 'inauthentic' accounts were likely being used to bolster the communist country's image.

Twitter suspends hundreds of bot accounts used to spread pro-China propaganda during the Beijing Olympics comes via ChinaTechNews.com.