From CNET: For Twitter, the months leading up to the US midterm elections have been a hectic battleground to safeguard democracy.
The social media company cracked down on fake accounts, bots and spam; fought back against a disinformation campaign tied to Iran; and encouraged its users to #BeAVoter.
At the same time, the Saudi government reportedly paid trolls on the social network to silence critics, raising questions about how well Twitter's efforts to create a safe online space are working.
Twitter still has a lot to prove. The company not only must convince its users that they need the site to keep up with current events, to voice their opinions and to fuel social activism, but also that it's doing enough to combat election meddling, harassment and other dark sides to technology.
And it has to demonstrate to investors that it can attract new people to the platform while competing against tech giants like Facebook and Google for ad dollars.
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