World in isolation, a surge of new users for Twitter

Seattle Times

Published 23 Jul 2020

LONDON (AP) — The global pandemic is forcing a pullback by advertisers on Twitter, but it’s also led to an unprecedented surge of users. Average daily user growth spiked 34% in the second quarter, the company said Thursday, the largest jump in users ever recorded by the company. Shares of Twitter surged more than 6% […]

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World in isolation, a surge of new users for Twitter

World in isolation, a surge of new users for Twitter

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