Twitter Will Affix Election Labels to Candidates in the 2018 US Midterm Elections

Platform works with nonprofit civic organization Ballotpedia

In an attempt to avoid a repeat of the interference that took place during the 2016 presidential election, Twitter is teaming up with nonprofit civic organization Ballotpedia to create election labels for the accounts of candidates running in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections.

On May 30, the labels will begin appearing on the accounts of candidates for state governor, the House of Representatives and the Senate who have qualified for their respective general election ballots and given their consent to Twitter.

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