Twitter turns over 201 Russia-linked accounts to US Senate

Twitter has handed over to Senate investigators the profile names of 201 accounts linked to Russian attempts at influencing the 2016 presidential election.

Twitter has handed over to US Senate investigators the profile names of 201 accounts linked to Russian attempts at influencing the 2016 presidential election.

The company has stepped up its efforts to cooperate with investigators after it was criticised for not taking congressional probes seriously enough.