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    Twitter acquires online safety company to bolster anti-abuse efforts

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    Mallory Locklear
    Mallory Locklear
    06.21.2018

    Twitter has repeatedly come under fire for not doing enough to stop hate speech, allowing outside groups to sow political discord and failing to limit the spread of misinformation. To address these issues, the company announced earlier this year that it was looking for outside experts to help in its effort to promote healthy, open and civil conversations on its platform. Now, it's acquiring a company that might be able to boost those efforts internally.