Twitter Begins Showing Prompt Before Users Like Tweets Containing Disputed Information

The process is similar to last month’s actions prior to quote tweeting misinformation

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Twitter continues to build on the steps it began putting in place last month to thwart the spread of misinformation in the run-up to Election Day.

The social network added a prompt in early October that appeared when a user attempts to quote tweet a tweet containing information that has been disputed, and Twitter said those prompts have helped slash quote tweets of misleading information by 29%.

Twitter Support tweeted Monday that those prompts are being extended to likes, so that users will see them before they can like a tweet carrying the disputed information label.



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The social network tweeted, “Giving context on why a labeled tweet is misleading under our election, Covid-19

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