New Delhi, 2 October In the competitive world of social media platforms, micro-blogging giant Twitter is taking the governance route, in hopes of staying relevant. From plans of tying with state governments for 'smart city' initiatives, working closely with local bodies to provide various services, helping in information dispersal and grievance redressal, converting the portal into a law and order tool, to ensuring it does its bit to maintain the integrity of elections, Twitter hopes this emphasis would help differentiate it from Facebook, Instagram and others. Being an outlet for users to connect with the government and other agencies would, it believes, help maintain and increase its usability.The company on Tuesday in a blog said it was doing everything possible to maintain the integrity of elections and would delete accounts of those engaged in trolling, maligning and spreading fake news via the platform. It was, it said, expanding its rules to better reflect how it identifies ...
