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Twitter adds label to Trump's misleading tweets about mail-in ballots:
Twitter said Tuesday that it added a label to President Donald Trump's tweets for containing "potentially misleading information about voting processes," a rare move that shows the social media company is taking a tougher stance against misinformation.
It's the first time that Twitter has displayed a label on Trump's tweets.
On Tuesday, Trump tweeted that "There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-in-Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent," a claim that has been debunked by fact-checkers and news organizations. He continues his remarks in another tweet, stating that it will be a "Rigged election."
A label appears under both tweets that states "Get the facts about mail-in ballots." Clicking on the warning notice directs users to a page that states that fact-checkers say there isn't any evidence that mail-in ballots are linked to voter fraud. Trump also falsely states in the tweets that California will send mail-in ballots to "anyone living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there" when only registered voters will receive ballots. States such as Oregon, Utah and Washington have long conducted elections by mail only, while states such as Nebraska allow any voter to request a ballot and vote by mail without having to provide a reason.
A Twitter spokeswoman said in a statement that the decision is in line with how the company approaches misinformation on its site, which includes adding warning notices and labels depending on the likelihood and severity of harm a tweet could cause.
Twitter's actions against Trump's tweets will also likely increase tensions between the company and conservative users, who allege that the social network suppresses their speech. Twitter has repeatedly denied those allegations. Earlier this month, Trump tweeted that the "Radical Left" is in control of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google and said his administration is working on a solution.
In two tweets, Trump accused Twitter of interfering in the 2020 US presidential election.
"Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH, and I, as President, will not allow it to happen!," he tweeted.
Also at BBC News, Ars Technica, MIT Technology Review
(Score: -1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2020, @03:16PM (7 children)
Something really needs to be done about the democrat troll mod army.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2020, @03:18PM
Sweet baby jesus you're dumb.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2020, @04:03PM (1 child)
Poor victim!
(Score: 3, Funny) by Bot on Thursday May 28 2020, @08:19AM
When you see a perfectly feasible comment get modded troll, you already know something's up. If I don't get enough downmodding and ad hominems (ad botums really) it's sign I am doing something wrong.
Account abandoned.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by hemocyanin on Wednesday May 27 2020, @06:46PM (3 children)
Indeed. It feels like I'm perusing Twitter whenever SN posts anything remotely political.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 27 2020, @11:41PM (2 children)
You should treat posts on political articles as entertainment- it's much more entertaining than trying to make a point that doesn't matter (here, at least) anyway.
If things get slow, just go A/C and throw down a "Trump's right!!", or "Conservatives are all liars!!", and watch the extreme effort put into earning internet points that literally don't matter.
I know it's trolling, but a bit more subtle than some I've seen, and certainly better to laugh at the screamers than to take the irrelevants seriously.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2020, @08:14AM
> it's much more entertaining than trying to make a point that doesn't matter (here, at least) anyway.
Ha ha you think they matter somewhere else pfffffffffffffft!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2020, @05:54PM
Ah yes, trolling concerned people for the lulz.
And you asshats wonder why the country is turning to shit. People who care are shoved to the extremes, and lazy cynics stir the pot specifically to make things worse.
Nihilism is dumb, and $666 you consider yourself a Libertarian who loves South Park.