Twitter is suspending more suspicious accounts than ever -- over 70 million in the last two months

Twitter has revealed that in May and June it suspended more than 70 million accounts as it continues its battle against trolls, fake profiles, bots and abuse. Closing down over a million accounts a day means that Twitter has more than doubled its rate of clamping down since October, and the suspension rate is continuing into this month. The company confirmed the figures to the Washington Post, but refused to comment on what this might mean for overall user numbers. See also: Twitter tries to fight spam by forcing new users to verify their email or phone number Judge: President… [Continue Reading]