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Twitter to confirm new accounts in spam fight

Twitter is among online platforms under pressure to do more to safeguard against being used to spread misinformation or promote division. [Photo: AFP]

Twitter on Tuesday said it will begin asking for email addresses or phone numbers to confirm new accounts as part of a battle against manipulation, particularly by automated bots.

Adding a way to check that a real person is behind new accounts was described by Twitter as being among measures to fight abuse, trolls, and hateful content.

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