{"id":483693,"date":"2022-08-11T23:06:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T20:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/twitter-rolls-out-misinformation-rules-ahead-of-us-midterms\/"},"modified":"2022-08-11T23:06:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T20:06:55","slug":"twitter-rolls-out-misinformation-rules-ahead-of-us-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/twitter-rolls-out-misinformation-rules-ahead-of-us-midterms\/","title":{"rendered":"#Twitter rolls out misinformation rules ahead of US midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a283f2ac688c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a283f2ac688c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/twitter-rolls-out-misinformation-rules-ahead-of-us-midterms\/#%E2%80%9CTwitter_rolls_out_misinformation_rules_ahead_of_US_midterms%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Twitter rolls out misinformation rules ahead of US midterms&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTwitter_rolls_out_misinformation_rules_ahead_of_US_midterms%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Twitter rolls out misinformation rules ahead of US midterms&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Twitter reintroduced its rules governing election misinformation as the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> site prepares for this year\u2019s midterms, the company said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco-based tech giant said it will <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly its \u201ccivic integrity policy\u201d to the Nov. 8 midterm elections, in which all 435 seats in the US House of Representatives as well as a third of the Senate will be up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>The stated goal of the policy, which was first introduced in 2018, is to \u201celevate credible information\u201d and \u201chelp keep you safe on Twitter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mission of our civic integrity work is to protect the conversation on Twitter during elections or other civic processes,\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/about.twitter.com\/en\/our-priorities\/civic-integrity\"> according to Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter will offer users \u201cprebunks\u201d \u2014 or prompts on the home screen that help guide people to accurate information. It will also apply labels to tweets that it deems to be misleading.<\/p>\n<p>Social media sites including Twitter, Facebook and others came under fire during the 2016 presidential campaign for not cracking down on misleading claims.<\/p>\n<p>But efforts to boost content moderation have also led to accusations from conservatives that liberal-leaning tech companies are biased toward Democrats.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/twitter-election-misinformation-02.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"Twitter announced it will enforce its &quot;civic integrity policy&quot; in the run-up to November's midterm elections.\" class=\"wp-image-23423656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/twitter-election-misinformation-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/twitter-election-misinformation-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/twitter-election-misinformation-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/twitter-election-misinformation-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Twitter announced it will enforce its \u201ccivic integrity policy\u201d in the run-up to November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Twitter, Facebook and other tech sites banned then-President Donald Trump from their platforms after his supporters ransacked the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter also acknowledged that it erred when it censored a New York Post story about Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop in the weeks leading to the Nov. 2020 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter earlier this year for $44 billion with the aim of altering its content moderation policy to allow for greater freedom of expression.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who has vowed to reinstate Trump\u2019s account, tried to back out of the acquisition, prompting Twitter to file a lawsuit against him in hopes of enforcing the merger agreement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"697\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/twitter-election-misinformation-01.jpg?w=697\" alt=\"Twitter and other social media companies have been criticized for failing to clamp down on false claims made online.\" class=\"wp-image-23423659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/twitter-election-misinformation-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1394 1394w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/twitter-election-misinformation-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1046 1045w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/twitter-election-misinformation-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=697 697w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/twitter-election-misinformation-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=349 348w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/twitter-election-misinformation-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\"\/><figcaption>Twitter and other social media companies have been criticized for failing to clamp down on false claims made online.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Twitter said Thursday the reinstated policy is an expression of its commitment to \u201cprotecting the integrity of the election conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company said it evaluates \u201cexternal data and internal country-based metrics\u201d in order to \u201cassess the potential for online or offline harm\u201d as well as \u201cthe potential for false or misleading information about civic processes and human rights concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The site will offer regional hubs for local elections so that users can more easily access information about candidates in state-specific contests.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Twitter said it tested improved recommendation settings so that tweets that are deemed as containing misinformation do not get promoted through notifications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve since applied this intervention to notification recommendations on Twitter and are exploring possibilities for other surfaces on Twitter,\u201d the company wrote.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" 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