Twitter has acquired its first design firm ever. Here’s why
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You might have never heard of Ueno, but it’s the first design studio that Twitter has ever acquired.
For years, Twitter has faced criticism for enabling harassment and the spread of misinformation and, in recent months, the company has shown signs of trying to right its course. With an important election in balance, the company banned political ads, flagged Donald Trump’s tweets as disputed, and used its interface to nudge people to read and comment on stories before retweeting them. Last week, it banned Trump from its platform outright.