Twitter reverts to old retweet function after US election
17 December, 2020
Twitter Inc is reversing improvements designed to its retweet function intended to curb the pass on of misinformation through the U.S. presidential election, the business said.
Twitter Inc is reversing alterations designed to its retweet function intended to curb the spread of misinformation during the U.S. presidential election, the company said.
The microblogging site had in October made it difficult for users to retweet a tweet with misinformation and promoted the use of quote tweets, including commentary from the user.It had as well imposed curbs including labeling and removal of tweets calling for individuals to interfere with the election process or perhaps implementation of results.
Twitter said it will no longer prompt estimate tweets from the retweet icon. "Retweet features will be time for the way it was before," the business said in a assertion on Wednesday.
Quote tweets rather than retweets was designed to inspire thoughtful amplification, but which has not happened used, the company said.
"The use of Estimate Tweets increased, but 45per cent of these included single-phrase affirmations and 70per cent had significantly less than 25 heroes," it said.
"The increase in Quotation Tweets was as well offset by an overall 20per cent decrease in posting through both Retweets and Quotation Tweets."
Meanwhile, Facebook has during the past few days rolled again their algorithm that lifted media from authoritative outlets above hyperpartisan sources after November's election, according to a written report in the New York Times.
Facebook didn't immediately react to Reuters request for comment.
The implementation of the algorithm had led to a decrease in traffic for partisan sites like Breitbart and Occupy Democrats and a rise for mainstream news publishers, the report said.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com