Twitter’s Fake User Purge Was Long Overdue

The social network grows up and flushes out millions of fake accounts......»»

Twitter lost 1 million monthly active user.....»»

Investors pummeled Twitter Inc. stock in premarket trading early Friday, as the company posted a decline in user growth, while beating Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom line......»»

Investors pummeled Twitter Inc. stock in premarket trading early Friday, as the company posted a decline in user growth, while beating Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom line......»»

Investors pummeled Twitter Inc.’s stock in Friday trading as the company reported that user growth had turned negative, even as its quarterly results beat Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom lines......»»

Twitter Inc. has more than doubled the rate of user account suspensions since October, putting its second quarter user growth at risk, according to a .....»»

Twitter is sweeping out fake accounts like never before, putting user growth at risk.....»»

In a tweet comparing the New York Times and Washington Post with the "Russian bots" and other "fake accounts"  being purged by Twitter, President Trump asked on Sa.....»»

That's critical ahead of the midterms......»»

Shares of Twitter Inc fell 9 percent on Monday after a report said the social media company had suspended more than 70 million fake accounts in May and June, which could lead to a decline of monthly active users in the second quarter......»»

Social media giant Twitter has whittled down its user accounts by some 70 million over the past two months by purging fake and suspicious accounts. Investors are concerned......»»

Twitter Inc said on Monday it has removed fake accounts but that does not impact its reported user metrics as was indicated in a report by The Washington Post......»»

Investors are concerned that an increase in suspended accounts will hurt the social media company’s user activity......»»

REUTERS/Luca.....»»

Twitter’s (NYSE:TWTR) Fake Accounts, How Many Are There? Twitter shares tumbled Monday on concerns the social media’s efforts to crack down on fake accounts would affect its user base, and potentially it.....»»

Twitter Inc. said it is subtracting some accounts it has flagged for suspicious activity from the follower numbers of its hundreds of millions of users, part of the social-media company’s efforts to clamp down on abusive activity......»»

Twitter's most famous user, President Trump, saw roughly 400,000 of his 53.4 million followers vanish. Barack Obama bid farewell to at least a couple million. Most people likely saw a drop of four followers or fewer......»»

Twitter said its number of monthly users dropped in the second quarter and could continue to fall as it purges fake accounts—illustrating the challenges social-media companies face in trying to clean up their platforms......»»

Twitter said its number of monthly users dropped in the second quarter and could continue to fall as it purges fake accounts. Shares declined in premarket trading......»»

Twitter"s monthly users fell by 1 million in the second quarter, following a purge of fake and suspicious accounts.....»»