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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: 2) by RS3 on Thursday May 28 2020, @02:52AM (2 children)
I'm not "so frustrated", Dr. Phil. No need to exaggerate. I'll admit I'm annoyed, or something. It's a matter of where I spend my time and effort. And, frankly, some (and it may only be a few) of the crowd here are people I'd be ashamed to be considered part of their group. [better explained further down]
This site has a lot of great people, including some ACs like yourself. I have many ideas for a great mod system that would encourage friendly, healthy, useful, spirited- all positive discussions, and would quickly shut down the ad hominem.
I might respond to Dr. Phil Takyon, but basically the sign out front says this place is a pleasant place to socialize, learn, have some snacks, and when you get inside you see it's a musty biker bar with beer, fists, and chairs flying (and occasional guns), orgies, the dankest smelliest place you've been in a long time, and the owners are happy with it. Okay, obvious exaggeration (it was my turn), but you get my point. Not sure if most here have their collective heads in the sand (see, I cleaned that up from what I maybe should have written) but a certain green site had to enact some pretty strong cleaning up and it worked. It can be done.
I will admit to being disappointed. This site was started by some great people who wanted to get away from the sh*#fest of green site. I foolishly presumed that meant this site would be populated by good people who were not going to let SN turn into yet another sh&(fest, and the admins would work to keep it a good environment. Too frequently I wonder if I'm just a rat in their maze.
Good point- this site doesn't have a lot of traffic, and I suppose they want it that way.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2020, @03:50AM (1 child)
No actually we came here because they moved our stapler. Fuck beta!
But then they got rid of anonymous speech, and the Slashcott was vindicated.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2020, @04:24AM
We've recently broken 1m comments!