Twitter adds a warning label fact-checking Trump’s false voting claims

https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/26/twitter-trump-labels-fact-checking-tweet/

by spats1990 • 6 years ago

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spats1990• 6 years ago

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23144720

It sounds like twitter is trying to appease the people who want Trump banned from the platform (silenced) with a half measure (information control).

techntoke2• 6 years ago

No it doesn't.

sixstringtheory• 6 years ago

Another thread with more discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23317286

techntoke2• 6 years ago

Just a note that Hacker News frequently censors, shadow bans and blocks comments that don't follow their agenda. Where is the uproar?

Discombulator• 6 years ago

Nowhere, because sensible people understand that (given anonymity of participants) active moderation is necessary so low effort slogans don’t drown out interesting conversation. And the latter is why I think many of us are here.

Fjolsvith• 6 years ago

West Virginia mail carrier charged with attempted absentee ballot application fraud [1]

1. https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Pendleton-County-mail-carr...

pvaldes• 6 years ago

It seems that somebody started to harass twitter employees in charge of this change and flooding their personal accounts with death menaces.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/27/21272210/trump-twitter-fa...

This strategy could seriously backfire. Eventually Twitter could feel attacked and start thinking that Trump comments don't worth all the mess. The idea of an organisation removing the megaphone and be forced to close the Trump's account suddenly. Even a few months before the elections. Trump needs twitter's megaphone more than Twitter needs Trump.

Twitter adds a warning label fact-checking Trump’s false voting claims

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