Friday, 9 October 2020

Twitter wants you to think before mindlessly retweeting politicians' lies

Twitter wants you to think before mindlessly retweeting politicians' lies

To think before you hit "retweet." What a strange notion. 

The U.S. presidential election is fast approaching, and politicians around the country are getting ready to spew a bevy of bullshit on their favorite social media platformsTwitter hopes you'll at least think for a moment before helping to spread those lies. 

In a lengthy blog post, the San Francisco-based company laid out its plan to — if everything works out as intended — limit the spread of misinformation ahead of the election. Starting Oct. 20, and running "through at least the end of Election week," tweets from U.S. political figures will be kept on a shorter lease.  Read more...

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