Twitter to help enable fair polls, tie up for smart cities to stay relevant

The micro-blogging platform hopes its new emphasis on governance would help differentiate it from Facebook, Instagram

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 up 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