May 19, 2022
Twitter steps up Ukraine misinformation fight
Twitter has said it plans to put misleading tweets from official accounts about the Ukraine war behind warning notices. Twitter has limited content from more than 300 Russian government accounts, including President Vladimir Putin. Under the company's new "Crisis" policies, Twitter will prioritise labelling false posts from accounts with wide reach, like state media or political figures, while preserving them for "Accountability" reasons. Users will be required to click through the warning notice to view the post and Twitter said it would also change its search and explore features to avoid amplifying false tweets. Twitter said examples of problematic posts included false or misleading allegations of war crimes, false information regarding the international response and false allegations regarding use of force.
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