Twitter Tests Direct Reporting of Misleading Tweets

Twitter has begun testing a feature that allows users to directly report misleading Tweets. Some users, including Korea, the United States, and Australia, can select Oball through the ability to report tweets in individual tweets.

Twitter has previously banned the posting of false information or misleading information in invitation tweets for the purpose of obstructing elections, etc. In addition, as rumors and false information on social media are rapidly increasing as Corona 19 is prevalent around the world, we have decided the overall policy on false information about Corona 19, labeling and deleting, and taking measures such as repeated account lockout or permanent freeze.

However, when it comes to policy enforcement on misinformation posts, Twitter does not rely on service reports, but works closely with trusted partners such as public health organizations, NGOs, and governments to apply the policy and always use partner information to advise when checking content. has been rescued Direct reporting to general users was not allowed.

This experiment is an attempt to make it easy for ordinary users to report Tweets from reporting, such as spam and harassment, for misleading Tweets, including those related to COVID-19 or otherwise. The reason for the term experiment is to evaluate whether it will be an effective means to identify misinformation information, so it cannot be said to necessarily respond to individual reports. explanation is.