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Twitter adds a warning label fact-checking Trump’s false voting claims

86 points by spats1990 6y ago

spats1990 6y ago
Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23144720 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23144720
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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 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23317286
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-carrier-charged-with-altering-absentee-ballot-requests-570777221.html 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-fact-check-admin-targeting-employee-voter-fraud-controversy 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.

86 points by spats1990 6y ago

spats1990 6y ago

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

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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 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23317286

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-carrier-charged-with-altering-absentee-ballot-requests-570777221.html 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-fact-check-admin-targeting-employee-voter-fraud-controversy 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.