Twitter to indicate a warning if you attempt to like a labeled tweet
Forward of the 2020 election, Twitter started exhibiting a warning should you tried to retweet a tweet that had been labeled for probably together with deceptive data. Twitter is now planning to broaden that warning performance to if you attempt to like a labeled tweet, the corporate announced on Monday.
Including a warning decreased quote tweets of deceptive data by 29 p.c, the corporate mentioned. It appears Twitter is hoping this new warning proven earlier than likes of labeled tweets will scale back the quantity of likes on labeled content material.
Giving context on why a labeled Tweet is deceptive underneath our election, COVID-19, and artificial and manipulated media guidelines is important.
These prompts helped lower Quote Tweets of deceptive data by 29% so we’re increasing them to indicate if you faucet to love a labeled Tweet. pic.twitter.com/WTK164nMfZ
— Twitter Assist (@TwitterSupport) November 23, 2020
The warnings forward of retweets and likes on labeled tweets aren’t the one restrictions Twitter has lately put in place so as to add some friction to the platform and scale back the unfold of misinformation. Presently, when customers attempt to share a retweet, Twitter will open a window to compose a quote tweet as a substitute of instantly sharing that tweet together with your followers. You don’t have to write down something, although, and you may nonetheless submit a normal retweet — simply hit the “Retweet” button within the compose window. (Right here’s our information about methods to retweet with the brand new format.)
Twitter final mentioned the warnings earlier than retweets of labeled tweets and the adjustments to the way you retweet could be in place till “not less than” the tip of election week within the US. I’m nonetheless seeing the restrictions in place, almost three weeks since Election Day.
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