Twitter says it will start labeling 'abusive' tweets from world leaders that break its rules.
Twitter will start labeling tweets from world leaders who break its rules about community safety -- a move that could be problematic for prolific user President Donald Trump, the tech company announced on Thursday.
Starting on Thursday, users won't be able to view problematic tweets by the political figures Twitter monitors, unless they click on a screen displaying the message: “The Twitter Rules about abusive behavior apply to this Tweet. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain available.
Twitter said it would developed a team to weigh how serious and imminent the problem was"with an emphasis on ensuring physical safety," preserving accountability for public statements, other publicly available information, hiding or removing context and"if the Tweet provides a unique context or perspective not available elsewhere that is necessary to a broader discussion."
But some experts say the measures fall short of the crackdown many human rights advocates have pushed for, especially in terms of harassment and curbing of hate speech, for which the platform has drawn heavy criticism.
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