Twitter Asia-Pacific VP on transparency, privacy and growth
By Bloomberg
10 March 2019 |
6:19 am
Candidates running in a slew of elections across Asia this year are taking to social media to share slogans, pitch policies, rankle rivals and rouse crowds ahead of campaign rallies. Twitter Inc.'s Asia-Pacific Vice President Maya Hari tells Juliette Saly how its looking to restrict the use of fake news being spread through its platform.
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