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Twitter in talks to buy Bieber-backed selfie app Shots: CNBC

[November 26, 2014]  (Reuters) - Twitter Inc is in talks to buy Shots, a selfie photo-sharing app, CNBC reported, citing a source close to the Justin Bieber-backed company.

The microblogging website is particularly interested in the app's more than 3 million users, nearly two-thirds of whom are women under 24, CNBC said. (http://cnb.cx/1AQ7U34)

A Twitter spokesperson said the company does not comment on rumor and speculation. Shots could not be reached immediately for comment.

(This version of the story was refiled to fix media coding.)

(Reporting by Abhirup Roy in Bangalore; Editing by Savio D'Souza)

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