Twitter to introduce 3-tier labelling system to combat misinformation, here's what it is

Twitter is implementing a three-tier mechanism for its prominent warning labels to combat disinformation across platform depending on propensity of harm. In its latest move, social media giant has anunced new rule to keep in check hoaxes, unauntic and unverified information, and largely false claims by flashing three different labels “Get latest,” “Stay Informed,” and “Misleing”. three-strike system can also le to permanent suspension of accounts of customary violators of Twitter’s policies as platform aims to suppress disinformation. 

*We will continue to introduce new labels to provide context around different s of unverified claims and rumors as needed," Twitter said in a blogpost on Monday.

Twitter deployed labels that are similar to Facebook’s anti-misinformation banners to aggressively limit impact of posts that may be false or misleing. It generally appears on profile p of Twitter account user, underneath Tweets and Retweets. Labels also appear on state-affiliated media accounts and individuals closely associated with those entities as well as profile ps of relevant Twitter accounts and approved blue tick accounts. On Monday, Twitter’s Application Researcher Jane Manchun Wong sacred an update on how new casce of Twitter’s striking system will operate on platform against misinformation and fake news. 

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Three-three-labelling system and what each implies 

Twitter’s “Get latest” label prompt implies that information being shared by user holds aunticity although more related content can be browsed to ascertain facts. Twitter will drop a link that will navigate user onto a separate website with respect to information shared by Twitter user. “Stay informed,” meanwhile implies unauntic information that may be factually incomplete or appears to be misleing. In this case, Twitter will navigate user to verified source or link of information to obtain more accurate kwledge related to topic.

Twitter’s third label  “Misleing” alerts users of hoax, disinformation, and unsubstantiated information that may have been circulating due to rumours. This label might include a small icon to signal that information is a “fake news”. This may be case when Twitter does t recognize source of information or can neir validate its aunticity. “You may t deceptively promote syntic or manipulated media that are likely to cause harm. In dition, we may label Tweets containing syntic and manipulated media to help people understand ir aunticity and to provide ditional context,” Twitter warned on its blogpost. 

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• Misleing information — statements or assertions that have been confirmed to be false or misleing by subject-matter experts, such as public health authorities.
• Disputed claims — statements or assertions in which accuracy, truthfulness, or credibility of claim is contested or unkwn.
• Unverified claims — information (which could be true or false) that is unconfirmed at time it is shared.