Twitter is testing a feature for you to report tweets that appear misleading.
“Starting today, some people in the US, South Korea, and Australia will find the option to flag a tweet as “It’s misleading” after clicking on Report Tweet,” the micro blogging platform said.
Twitter announced on Wednesday it is assessing if this is an effective approach.
“.. so we’re starting small. We may not take action on and cannot respond to each report in the experiment, but your input will help us identify trends so that we can improve the speed and scale of our broader misinformation work,” it said.
Someone reporting must choose from options such as "it's suspicious or spam" or "it's abusive or harmful”.
We’re testing a feature for you to report Tweets that seem misleading - as you see them. Starting today, some people in the US, South Korea, and Australia will find the option to flag a Tweet as “It’s misleading” after clicking on Report Tweet.
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) August 17, 2021
From this, they will be able to narrow it down to more specific sub-categories to make a report.
Twitter plans to eventually launch the feature in other countries.
Many social media platforms have been accused of not doing enough to fight the spread of disinformation during Covid-19 pandemic.
And this might come in handy in curbing the vice around the globe.
Twitter has been making improvements on its platform.
Last week, the micro blogging platform changed its standard font to the Chirp font.
Twitter detailed the Chirp font as one part of a broader brand refresh unveiled in January.
"Notice anything different? Today, we released a few changes to the way Twitter looks on the web and on your phone.," Twitter said.
Last month, Twitter was testing a new feature where users will be able to upvote and downvote replies on tweets, saying this is still not a 'dislike' button.
“Some of you on iOS may see different options to up or down vote on replies. We're testing this to understand the types of replies you find relevant in a convo," Twitter said.
"...so we can work on ways to show more of them." The testing is currently being done on a select group of iOS users.
Edited by CM
