In an effort to reduce the spread of misinformation, Twitter has officially implemented a feature where it will prompt users if they were to press "Like" a disputed tweet. Prior to this, Twitter implemented a similar prompt to the “Quote Tweets” functionality which has decreased the spread of misinformation by up to 29%.
With all that said, we can expect the new functionality to further reduce the spread of fake news in the future. What are your thoughts on Twitter’s efforts to curb the spread of misinformation? Let us know on our Facebook page and for more updates like this, stay tuned to TechNave.com.
Giving context on why a labeled Tweet is misleading under our election, COVID-19, and synthetic and manipulated media rules is vital.
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) November 23, 2020
These prompts helped decrease Quote Tweets of misleading information by 29% so we're expanding them to show when you tap to like a labeled Tweet. pic.twitter.com/WTK164nMfZ
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