Twitter suspends Bloomberg 'fan' accounts for manipulation and spam

The latest example of suspicious online activity in support of the billionaire comes in the form of a number of now-suspended Twitter accounts singing their identical pro-Bloomberg praises.

First reported by the Los Angeles Times, on Friday Twitter suspended 70 Bloomberg fan accounts it determined were in violation of its rules. .

"We have taken enforcement action on a group of accounts for violating our rules against platform manipulation and spam," a Twitter spokesperson confirmed to Mashable over email. ?

Twitter confirmed to Mashable that some of the accounts pushing the copy-and-paste job have been permanently suspended, while others are now being forced to cough up additional details to help prove a real person is behind them

At issue is a specific section of Twitter rules, which prohibit the very behavior these pro-Bloomberg accounts engaged in.