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Twitter launches new functionality to fight misinformation
Twitter announced that it will start to warn users whenever they like a tweet that contains factually disputed information.
Like a disputed publication, the user receives a notification where he is invited to learn more about the tweet in question. This is a measure that follows on from another feature on the social network, where users are warned whenever they share tweets with articles they have not read.
Giving context on why a labeled Tweet is misleading under our election, COVID-19, and synthetic and manipulated media rules is vital.
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
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) November 23, 2020
