Twitter would like you to read the articles you retweet

As a continuation of its fight against disinformation on its social network, Twitter is launching a new feature to encourage you to consult press articles before retweeting them.

There is definitely movement on the side of the bluebird. Twitter has launched a series of measures to limit the spread of spurious information on its network. This desire was first materialized in the form of a “misleading media” label. Which is now affixed to various publications relaying fake news, deepfakes, and other content whose original meaning has been changed. Recently, the firm co-founded by Jack Dorsey applied this label to several tweets shared by the American president. That relayed false information. A few days later, they went so far as to report another wave of tweets for “apology for violence” after Donald Trump reacted violently to the Minneapolis riots.

New Feature to Encourage Reading

Twitter is continuing its hunt for fake news and its spread by launching a new feature. This should encourage Internet users to read the content they share. Concretely, the platform will display a prevention message when a user prepares to retweet a press article without even having consulted it. “Sharing an article can spark a conversation, and you might want to read it before tweeting it. To promote informed discussions, we are testing a new type of incentive on Android – when you retweet an article that you have not opened on Twitter, we may ask you if you would like to open it before “. This was said by the social network on the Twitter Support account at the launch of this function.

Reactions from Twitter Leaders

This tweet was also retweeted by Jack Dorsey in person before being commented on by Elon Musk. He declared that he completely agreed with this decision: “Good idea. Many articles are retweeted in relation to titles that do not correspond to the content, ” expressed the boss of Tesla and SpaceX.