Twitter introduces new feature to allow users flag 'misleading' content
The company said that they are testing a feature to report tweets that seem misleading - as users see them. After selecting "report tweet," certain users in the United States, South Korea, and Australia will see a button that says "it's deceptive."
FollowTwitter has added a new tool that allows users to report content that might help to reduce the spread of misinformation during the coronavirus epidemic. It comes after the San Francisco-based social media behemoth revealed its 'one-size-fits-all' strategy, which has sparked widespread outrage among its users. The company said that they are testing a feature to report tweets that seem misleading - as users see them. After selecting "report tweet," certain users in the United States, South Korea, and Australia will see a button that says "it's deceptive." Users may then be more precise, marking the incorrect tweet as possibly having disinformation regarding "health," "politics," or "other."
The company further said they are evaluating if it could be a successful strategy, therefore starting with basics. It went on to say that while they may not take action and cannot respond to every complaint in the trial, the feedback will help them discover trends to enhance the pace and scope of our larger misinformation effort. Like Facebook and YouTube, Twitter is frequently chastised by opponents who claim it does not do enough to combat the spread of disinformation.
However, because the platform lacks the resources of its Silicon Valley counterparts, it frequently depends on experimental approaches that are less expensive than employing legions of moderators. Such tactics have increased as Twitter tightened its disinformation policies in the aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak and the US presidential race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
