Twitter launches 'pre-bunks' to get ahead of voting misinformation

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Twitter said Monday it would begin placing messages at the top of users’ feeds to pre-emptively debunk false information about voting by mail and election results, an escalation of the tech company’s battle against misinformation.

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Early voters drive up to cast their mail-ballots at the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections office polling station on Oct. 25, 2020 in Largo, Fla.

Twitter is calling the messages a “pre-bunk,” something it says it has never done, because the debunking is not a reaction to an existing tweet with misinformation. “Election experts confirm that voting by mail is safe and secure, even with an increase in mail-in ballots,” one of the messages scheduled to go live Monday reads. “Even so, you might encounter unconfirmed claims that voting by mail leads to election fraud ahead of the 2020 US elections.” The message has a button to lead users to more information.

A second message, also in the prime location at the top of users’ feeds, is scheduled to go live Wednesday and address misinformation about the timing of election results, the company said in a statement. Both messages will be shown to all users in the U.S., the company said. “These prompts will alert people that they may encounter misinformation, and provide them with credible, factual information on the subject,” Twitter said.

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Why not just prevent them from even being able to tweet them out!

More like its propaganda campaign

Vote early. Already voted. Got ny ballot in the mail and dropped off at county election office

Where is your journalistic integrity? Why have you chosen to put a 'LID' on not reporting news worthy stories concerning Joe Biden and Hunter Biden? Media Watchdogs Aren’t Supposed to Guard Biden

🤣🤣🤣 Misinformation more like controlling the narrative and fact checking everyone that don't agree with your narrative smart move but smarter people see right through your BS!

Really?

Oh shoot...that means you'll be extremely busy with Trumps twitter page. We shall see if you do

I saw it. It said nothing of substance & so I dismissed it. No need to pre-bunk me anyway since I live in a state where my vote truly doesn’t matter!

Here is a thought. Just delete/remove false information.

Are you trying to say that election fraud has never happened, will not happen, or if it does it will be insignificant?

BIDEN/HARRIS HAS ALREADY LOST,,, FAKE NEWS EVERYONE KNOWS IT YOU ARE DESPERATE NOW

they could, you know, simply ban them from tweeting in the first place, like any sane fucking company would

They’re banning conservative news. Wtf. Losers

Twitter out here telling me mail in voting is safe. Last night someone lit the ballot box 3 blocks away on fire. GG twitter.

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