Twitter trolls the trolls and suspends fake accounts; raises active user concerns – The Wall Street Journal

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa felt first hand how dangerous Twitter trolls can be at the hand of the Zuptoid machine. Fake accounts were set up a dime a dozen, and attacked anyone in pursuit of opening the State Capture doors. And while that battle is far form over, progress was made. But it might concern many that Twitter is only now starting to accelerate the crack down on fake and suspicious accounts. The down side to the business is that depending on how many accounts are suspended, it could put a lasso on the company's growth and drag it back in. The share price, which at one point was down 9 percent on Monday, closed the day 5 percent in the red. The flags could officially be raised on July the 27th when the social media giant reports active users for the second quarter. – Stuart Lowman

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