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World Business Report: First broadcast 2019/04/23 14:32 GMT: Twitter users and revenue up

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Twitter users and revenue up

First broadcast 2019/04/23 14:32 GMT

First broadcast 2019/04/23 14:32 GMT: Twitter users and revenue up

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Twitter users and revenue up

Revenue was up 18% from a year earlier, daily active users rose 11% to 134 million.

Twitter has reported rising numbers of users and higher revenues, days after its chief executive promised to consider changes to the platform.

The social media giant Twitter has attracted more users, and earnings are up significantly. But the firm is still mired in controversy over the amount of hate speech on the platform. We hear  from women who have suffered abuse and find out more about founder Jack Dorsey's plans to tackle the problem. The fashion industry has been criticised by MPs in the UK as a major source of the greenhouse gases that are overheating the planet. But just how easy is it to produce more sustainable clothes in an age of ‘fast fashion’? We ask American fashion designer Misha Nonoo, who is known for her line of women’s ready to wear clothing. Plus, a growing number of professionals are choosing to relax to the sound of large metal gongs. The BBC's Deborah Weitzmann has been finding out why.

(Photo: Twitter logo. Credit: Getty Images.)

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