Twitter unveils US midterm election integrity plans, upsets almost everyone
As part of its efforts to flag disinformation, Twitter plans to label tweets as inaccurate, remove certain content from recommendations, and prevent tweets labeled as misleading or false from being liked or shared - among other measures.
It isn't clear whether Twitter has enacted the CIP in full for prior US elections. We've asked about Twitter's wider use of the policy, but haven't heard back."Twitter plays a critical role in empowering democratic conversations … People deserve to trust the election conversations and content they encounter on Twitter," the social network said in a statement.saying
Twitter's efforts also include redesigned misinformation labels, which it rolled out late last year. The social network claims a 17 percent increase in people clicking to debunking links, along with double-digit drops in engagement with flagged tweets. State-specific and location-specific civic event hubs are being attended to, which will feature real-time election news from state officials and local news outlets. Twitter also has plans to release a national event page.
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