Microblogging website, Twitter on Wednesday introduced a new feature to report fake news and flag fake news-related posts.
“We’re testing a feature for you to report Tweets that seem misleading – as you see them. Starting today, some people in the US, South Korea, and Australia will find the option to flag a Tweet as “It’s misleading” after clicking on Report Tweet.” the company treated via its Twitter Safety handle.
We’re testing a feature for you to report Tweets that seem misleading – as you see them. Starting today, some people in the US, South Korea, and Australia will find the option to flag a Tweet as “It’s misleading” after clicking on Report Tweet.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) August 17, 2021
“We’re assessing if this is an effective approach so we’re starting small. We may not take action and cannot respond to each report in the experiment, but your input will help us identify trends so that we can improve the speed and scale of our broader misinformation work,” it further added.
Fake news will be reported in the same way as other misleading posts are reported. From the drop-down menu on the top right corner of a tweet, click ‘report tweet’. Like its competitor Facebook, users can select what kind of misleading content they are reporting like political, health etc.
Twitter has been accused of aiding the spread of misleading information in the past. The new feature is currently available only in three countries.
Facebook on Tuesday reported that all Taliban-related content will be banned from all its platforms. Youtube followed suit, by taking down Taliban-affiliated accounts.
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