content: I think I understand exactly now. They would go to jail if they lied on their balance sheets. Or if they intentionally, themselves, committed fraud by making fake users. They are a publicly traded company. However, if spammers from unknown origin (real spammers of course) post all day, they can reap the benefits of all those posts / user growth on their balance sheet. https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:TWTR