2021 has been the year social media apps have been taking extra steps towards combatting the spread of misinformation.
The new system would result in a label on the tweet that lets the user know that the information contained in the tweet may be misleading. These alerts would be triggered by certain keywords that Twitter has found often accompany information that is untrue.
The update could either prove efficient or the keyword aspect of the system could be difficult if it over censors tweets. Twitter has confirmed that this new system is currently in testing and that it’s iterating the best application for the new labelling options.
The system is based on Twitter’s current fact-checking system and it will be interesting to see how these updates affect users’ experiences.