Posted on 02/20/2020 1:04:49 PM PST by yesthatjallen
Twitter is experimenting with adding brightly colored labels directly beneath lies and misinformation posted by politicians and public figures, according to a leaked demo of new features sent to NBC News.
Twitter confirmed that the leaked demo, which was accessible on a publicly available site, is one possible iteration of a new policy to target misinformation it plans to roll out March 5.
In this version, disinformation or misleading information posted by public figures will be corrected directly beneath the tweet by fact-checkers and journalists who are verified on the platform, and possibly other users who will participate in a new “community reports” feature, which the demo claims is “like Wikipedia.”
“We’re exploring a number of ways to address misinformation and provide more context for tweets on Twitter,” a Twitter spokesperson said. “Misinformation is a critical issue and we will be testing many different ways to address it.”
The demo features bright red and orange badges for tweets that have been deemed “harmfully misleading,” in nearly the same size as the tweet itself and prominently displayed directly below the tweet that contains the harmful misinformation.
Examples of misinformation included a false tweet about whistleblowers by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., a tweet about gun background checks by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and a tweet by an unverified Twitter account posting a doctored video of House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
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Pinkos love censorship
As Rush famously says, he is “equal time”
Ooooooh, sounds so reminiscent of current party practices in China. Inspiring!
I’ve got a better idea, twitts.
I won’t read anything by anyone other than President Trump, and when he stops tweeting, I’ll be done reading tweets.
Book burning is the same as it was 500 years ago. It’s just the fire is different.
yep
How I read this is that Twitter will allow foreigners and paid twitter trolls from around the globe to control the comments of Americans. Not good.
Twitter worth points redeemable in Bloomberg Bucks.
Do not get voted off the island.
How positively PRC of them?
Let me guess, the Leftists get to assign the evaluation points.
Precisely what I was thinking. GMTA.
Twitter is implementing their own social credit system, apparently patterned after China's.
Another dumbass losing scheme.
“Book burning is the same as it was 500 years ago. It’s just the fire is different.”
Excellent post.
Groupthink.
The determination of what is acceptable will change hourly.
Good citizens will change their opinions just as quickly to obey the morally virtuous supreme leaders!
Some will...
Chinese social credit scoring is here!
Twitter rep: You get 10 points for thinking correctly!
Or
Ah you get 10 demerits and a letter in your permanent record for not supporting democrats.
Since I don't do fakebook or twit I wonder what the self-appointed political, correct-minded police will want from me?
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