Police tweeted just before 10 a.m. that the suspect was in custody and "there is no risk to the public."

Fake news related to COVID-19 has accelerated calls for social media to be more proactive in combating the issue.

Twitter also suspended five related accounts. The company said the tweets from these Russia-linked accounts "were low quality and spammy" and that most received few, if any, likes or retweets.

The move will involve coming up with new policies "that emphasize accurate information about all available options to vote, including by mail and early voting."

The news of Twitter and TikTok being in preliminary talks and Microsoft still being seen as the front-runner in bidding for the app's U.S. operations was reported earlier by the Wall Street Journal.

The interruptions — including one by a user who shared a screen and took over the hearing with a porn video — forced Hillsborough County Judge Christopher C. Nash to temporarily halt the session for Graham Ivan Clark, 17.

The 17-year-old boy was arrested earlier Friday in Tampa, where the Hillsborough State Attorney's Office will prosecute the case. He faces 30 felony charges, according to a news release.

The law requires foreign social media sites to appoint Turkish-based representatives to address authorities' concerns over content and includes deadlines for removal of material they take exception to.

The eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday posted a video of doctors talking about the drug hydroxychloroquine.

In tweets from its support account and an updating blog post, Twitter said it had no indication that the private messages of any other elected officials were obtained.