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    Twitter Expands Warning Labels To Slow Spread of Election Misinformation

    The social media company wants users to slow down and think before they share tweets, in an effort to slow down the amplification of false claims.
    by Shannon Bond Oct 09, 2020 3 minutes
    Twitter will add more prominent labels to misleading tweets from U.S. politicians and other high-profile users. Other users won't be able to read them until they click past a warning screen.

    Expect to see more prominent warning labels on Twitter that make it harder to see and share false claims about the election and the coronavirus, the company said on Friday.

    This is the latest step that Twitter is taking to prevent the spread of deliberate misinformation as voters cast their ballots amid a pandemic. Like Facebook and other social media platforms, Twitter has announced a cascade of new rules to stop a flood of hoaxes and false

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