Nuked A leaked Twitter demo showed that the platform is considering labeling tweets from politicians and other public figures if the tweets have lies or misinformation in them. Tweets would have red or orange labels applied, and include corrected information from fact-checkers, journalists, and other users.
The project is in the early stages at Twitter. A Twitter spokesperson says the labeling system is a’design mockup for one option that would involve community feedback’.
The leaked demo showed a tweet from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) that had incorrect information about whistleblowers and one from Sen. Bernie Sanders (i-vtttttttttttttttttt). It’s not clear how Twitter would determine which tweets would be flagged with the new labels.
The leaked demo would allow Twitter users and moderators to earn points or’community badges’ if they’contribute in good faith and act like a good leader’.’the more points you earn, the more your vote counts,’ according to the demo.
Twitter announced the March 5th rollout of its new’manipulated media’ policy. It will include a ban on fabricated photos, videos, and media on the platform that is’deceptively shared,’ and may pose safety risks.
