Blindingly amplifying views or posts on social media is one of the key reasons for the rapid spread of misinformation. Over the years, prominent figures have posted or retweeted false information on Twitter. The social network is now giving a chance to withdraw a retweet for such instances through a new Community Notes — its crowdsourced fact-checking program — feature.
Twitter will now notify users if a tweet they liked, retweeted, or replied to receives contextual information from Community Notes contributors. “This helps give people extra context that they might otherwise miss,” the company said in a tweet.
Starting today, you’ll get a heads up if a Community Note starts showing on a Tweet you’ve replied to, Liked or Retweeted. This helps give people extra context that they might otherwise mi …
