WebDesk, Washington Post:
The social media platform Twitter has suspended over 70 million accounts to reduce misinformation flow in social media.
Data beach and fake news are emboldened in recent times which has using social media like Twitter and Facebook to maintain a significant impact on users daily activity cause several harmful incidents all over the world. It sensitized, spread rumor which already took human lives in the recent past.
The companies have been taking steps such as deleting user accounts, introducing updates and actively monitoring content to help users avoid being a victim to fake content.
Twitter suspended more than 70 million accounts in May and June, and the pace has continued in July, the Post reported on Friday, citing data it obtained.
“It’s hard to believe that 70 million accounts were affected when Twitter has only 336 million monthly active users (MAU),” Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter said.
