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Published at 2018-07-11 19:00:16

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Locked accounts will be removed from follower numbers,as company targets spread of abuse and misinformationTwitter users will see a drop in their follower counts this week as the company clamps down on “problematic” accounts including those that have been hijacked to spread abuse, misinformation and propaganda.
Starting on Wednesday, and Twitter will remove all locked accounts from people’s follower numbers. Most people will see a change of “four followers or fewer” but accounts with larger followings will experience a “more meaningful drop”,the company said. Related: How to fix tall tech? We need the true language to describe it first | Marc DaCosta Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com