Censorship Twitter Tag X Disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation X has disabled a feature allowing users to report electoral misinformation, according to a report by research organization Reset.Tech Australia. This change comes ahead of significant elections in the US and a major referendum in Australia. Initially introduced in 2022, the feature allowed users to report misleading political posts, but recently, the "politics" category was removed from the reporting options in all regions except the European Union. While users can still report posts for other i Continue reading X Disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation X blocked links to a Democratic political tool for a week The social media platform temporarily blocked links to EveryAction’s NGP VAN, a widely used political organizing software for Democratic and progressive campaigns. For a week, users were unable to share links related to volunteer events, donation portals, and other resources for left-leaning political causes. Users attempting to post such links encountered an error message labeling the content as "potentially harmful." Although the issue has been resolved, X has not provided an explanation for t Continue reading X blocked links to a Democratic political tool for a week NPR Goes dark on Twitter NPR has decided to cease its activity on Twitter after being labeled as "State-Affiliated Media" by the platform. Source: Gizmodo Continue reading NPR Goes dark on Twitter
X Disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation X has disabled a feature allowing users to report electoral misinformation, according to a report by research organization Reset.Tech Australia. This change comes ahead of significant elections in the US and a major referendum in Australia. Initially introduced in 2022, the feature allowed users to report misleading political posts, but recently, the "politics" category was removed from the reporting options in all regions except the European Union. While users can still report posts for other i Continue reading X Disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation
X blocked links to a Democratic political tool for a week The social media platform temporarily blocked links to EveryAction’s NGP VAN, a widely used political organizing software for Democratic and progressive campaigns. For a week, users were unable to share links related to volunteer events, donation portals, and other resources for left-leaning political causes. Users attempting to post such links encountered an error message labeling the content as "potentially harmful." Although the issue has been resolved, X has not provided an explanation for t Continue reading X blocked links to a Democratic political tool for a week
NPR Goes dark on Twitter NPR has decided to cease its activity on Twitter after being labeled as "State-Affiliated Media" by the platform. Source: Gizmodo Continue reading NPR Goes dark on Twitter