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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: 3, Insightful) by Thexalon on Wednesday May 27 2020, @08:09PM (2 children)
In my younger years, I got to experience a protest where some folks were attempting to drown out a speaker with shouts of "Free Speech! Free Speech!" Apparently, a lot of people have a rule of "MY speech should be free and amplified as loudly as possible, but YOUR speech has to be silenced".
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 2) by RS3 on Thursday May 28 2020, @03:30AM (1 child)
Awesome post. I hate the underlying conundrum, but what a great dose of bitter irony. It's pretty much what's going on in society, and each side is getting louder and louder.
Do they have political parties on Antarctica?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2020, @08:40AM
You should get out more. The only loud thing around this neighborhood is TVs.