Monday 26 October 2020

Twitter is adding an anti-misinformation banner before the election

Illustration by Alex Castro

Twitter will add an app banner offering information about election results and voting by mail. The banners will appear on the home timelines of all US-based users, and they’ll pop up when people search for election-related phrases or hashtags.

Twitter says the new pop-ups “preemptively address topics that are likely to be the subject of election misinformation.” One of the two banners reassures users that voting by mail is safe and secure. The other informs people that election results may not be announced right away. Both link to Twitter Moments that Twitter will populate with up-to-date information about voting and results.

Neither banner addresses specific false statements. Instead, Twitter warns users broadly about...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/26/21534620/twitter-anti-misinformation-banner-voter-fraud-results-2020-election

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