The social network began its purge Friday, shortly after it
had permanently suspended Trump's account for language that could incite
violence.
"Since Friday, more than 70,000 accounts have been
suspended as a result of our efforts, with many instances of a single
individual operating numerous accounts," Twitter said in a blog post.
"These accounts were engaged in sharing harmful
QAnon-associated content at scale and were primarily dedicated to the
propagation of this conspiracy theory across the service."
The far-right QAnon conspiracy theory claims Trump is waging
a secret war against a global liberal cult of Satan-worshipping pedophiles.
Most major social media platforms have taken unprecedented
action since Trump's supporters invaded the Capitol Wednesday to stop Congress
from certifying Joe Biden's presidential win, shocking the US and tarnishing
its international image.
Facebook and Twitter have both indefinitely suspended the
accounts for Trump, who has refused to accept the result of the November 3
election and spread baseless theories that the vote was rigged.
Both platforms referred to the risk of future violence,
particularly before Biden's inauguration on January 20.
Twitter said it also factored in that plans for more armed
protests have been proliferating on and off the service, including a proposed
second attack on the US Capitol and state capitol buildings on January 17.
The social network was Trump's preferred megaphone, and his
account had 88 million subscribers when it was suspended.