Twitter adds a warning label fact-checking Trump’s false voting claims (techcrunch.com)

86 points by spats1990 6y ago ↗ HN

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spats1990 6y ago ↗

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23144720

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[dead] nana- 6y ago ↗

Is the help data relative to what is said in the tweet? Is the history of help data available to see the updates?

Acrobatic_Road 6y ago ↗

It sounds like twitter is trying to appease the people who want Trump banned from the platform (silenced) with a half measure (information control).

techntoke 6y ago ↗

No it doesn't.

sixstringtheory 6y ago ↗

Another thread with more discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23317286

[dead] Proven 6y ago ↗

That's nothing but a reminder to vote Trump!

techntoke 6y ago ↗

Just a note that Hacker News frequently censors, shadow bans and blocks comments that don't follow their agenda. Where is the uproar?

Discombulator 6y ago ↗

Nowhere, because sensible people understand that (given anonymity of participants) active moderation is necessary so low effort slogans don’t drown out interesting conversation. And the latter is why I think many of us are here.

Fjolsvith 6y ago ↗

West Virginia mail carrier charged with attempted absentee ballot application fraud [1]

1. https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Pendleton-County-mail-carr...

pvaldes 6y ago ↗

It seems that somebody started to harass twitter employees in charge of this change and flooding their personal accounts with death menaces.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/27/21272210/trump-twitter-fa...

This strategy could seriously backfire. Eventually Twitter could feel attacked and start thinking that Trump comments don't worth all the mess. The idea of an organisation removing the megaphone and be forced to close the Trump's account suddenly. Even a few months before the elections. Trump needs twitter's megaphone more than Twitter needs Trump.