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Twitter tests labeling and correcting ‘harmfully misleading’ tweets by politicians
Feb 21, 2020 1 min, 9 secs

The 2016 election was a watershed moment for the spread of misinformation online, so social networks have been exploring ideas to prevent the same from happening again in 2020.

Twitter’s latest test: labeling “harmfully misleading” tweets by politicians.

NBC News first reported on the leaked test, which Twitter confirmed.

With the new feature, misleading tweets would be labeled with a bright orange warning.

Twitter told NBC the mockup is one of many: “We’re exploring a number of ways to address misinformation and provide more context for tweets on Twitter.” “Misinformation is a critical issue and we will be testing many different ways to address it.” The company says the demo is one of several that may roll out in the weeks to come.

NBC News reports that users could earn points and a “community badge” for providing context for misleading tweets.

Community members are asked to rate a tweet as “likely” or “unlikely” to be harmfully misleading.

Twitter then asks them to rate what percentage of community members they believe would answer the same on a scale of 1 to 100.

Beneath the orange “harmfully misleading” label, you can see community members – denoted by a green shield next to their names – providing corrections and context.

While the platform is sometimes known for rampant spread of misinformation – the US Commander in Chief – it also hosts a wide range of journalists and fact-checking organizations retaliating.

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