X, formerly known as Twitter, is frequently accused of: Facilitating the spread of misinformation. The social network’s popularity and lax policy on moderating comments leaves individuals, as well as governments, free to spread disinformation into public debates. Reset Australia A few weeks before the referendum on Australian Aboriginal representation in the federal parliament, Twitter disabled an important feature It allows you to report tweets that spread misleading information.
Reset Australia expresses concerns in open letter a decision that “could encourage the spread of misinformation in the run-up to the next referendum” In Australia “. Major social networks are under constant pressure from institutions and governments, which is pushing them to introduce more and more tools to monitor and moderate violent, abusive or misleading content. In response, Twitter and Meta have implemented tools and measures to alleviate the problem .
Twitter is eliminating a vital function in fighting misinformation
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta appear to be sticking to their commitment to “clean up” their service, even if Facebook can still make improvements. But since Twitter was acquired by the company Elon Musk seems to go back on his word. Only Misleading tweet reporting tool is no more in Australia, but furthermore, its deployment around the world has been discontinued.
As soon as Elon Musk took over Twitter, he fired half the employees, including the majority of the moderation team. Because people don’t hide it, he is a supporter of freedom of expression. All comments on the platform should be accepted, no matter how misleading. However, it will always be possible “Report content that advocates hate, abuse and harassment”violent speech, child safety, spam, privacy, self-harm, sensitive media, violence and mistaken identities”.
