Twitter has announced that it will apply labels to tweets that have been flagged by the company, resulting in reduced visibility. “Censorship. Shadowbanning. Freedom of speech, not reach. Our new labels are now live,” said Twitter, announcing the labels for tweets.
“We’re adding more transparency to the enforcement actions we take on Tweets. As a first step, soon you’ll start to see labels on some Tweets identified as potentially violating our rules around Hateful Conduct letting you know that we’ve limited their visibility,” said Twitter.
“We’re adding more transparency to the enforcement actions we take on Tweets. As a first step, soon you’ll start to see labels on some Tweets identified as potentially violating our rules around Hateful Conduct letting you know that we’ve limited their visibility,” said Twitter.
Twitter will use these labels to provide more transparency about its process of reducing the reach of hateful tweets. The microblogging platform stated that this approach helps to avoid decisions between leaving up or taking down content and aligns with their philosophy of balancing freedom of speech and freedom of reach.
The labels will be visible to both the authors and viewers of the tweets and may display text such as “Visibility limited: this Tweet may violate Twitter’s rules against Hateful Conduct.”
According to Twitter’s enforcement policy, tweets labelled as such will not be visible in search results, recommendations, or timelines. These tweets will be hidden in both the “For You” and “Following” feeds and will not have ads placed next to them.
Twitter acknowledges that there could be errors in labelling these tweets at times, so authors are allowed to provide feedback. Also, the action only impacts the reach of that particular tweet, not the account. However, Twitter has said that submitting feedback does not guarantee a response or reach.
With Elon Musk in charge, Twitter has switched to a more lenient approach to moderation, following a “Freedom of Speech, not Freedom of Reach” philosophy. The company recently quietly updated its hateful conduct policy, lifting the ban on misgendering and deadnaming transgender individuals.
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