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“#Twitter<\/a> reverses changes to retweet function following election<\/strong>”
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Twitter\u00a0Inc. is reversing changes made to its retweet function intended to curb the spread of misinformation during the U.S. presidential election, the company said. <\/p>\n

The microblogging site had in October made it difficult for users to retweet a tweet with misinformation and promoted the use of quote tweets, which included commentary from the user.<\/p>\n

It had also imposed curbs including labeling and removal of tweets calling for people to interfere with the election process or implementation of results.<\/p>\n

Twitter\u00a0said it will no longer prompt quote tweets from the retweet icon. \u201cRetweet functionality will be returning to the way it was before,\u201d the company said in a statement<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Quote tweets instead of retweets was intended to encourage thoughtful amplification, but that has not happ<\/a>ened in practice, the company said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe use of Quote Tweets increased, but 45% of them included single-word affirmations and 70% had less than 25 characters,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe increase in Quote Tweets was also offset by an overall 20% decrease in sharing through both Retweets and Quote Tweets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Facebook has in the past few days rolled back their algorithm that lifted news<\/a> from authoritative outlets over hyperpartisan sources after November\u2019s election, according to a report in the New York Times<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Facebook did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment.<\/p>\n

The implementation of the algorithm had resulted in a reduction in traffic for partisan sites like Breitbart and Occupy Democrats and an increase for mainstream news publishers, the report said.\n <\/p><\/div>\n