Twitter It posted an update on how its moderation system, called “Unenriched Free Speech,” is working, and according to the company, it’s seen some encouraging results. In April, the website began limiting its reach Tweet That violated its hateful behavior policy and applied a label that read: “Limited visibility: This tweet may violate Twitter’s rules against hateful behavior.” apparently, Twitter It has since applied the tag to more than 700,000 posts and proactively blocks ads alongside that content.
The company also claims that hashtags reduce the reach of a post by 81 percent, effectively limiting the visibility of posts that display potentially hateful behavior. Besides, Twitter His update revealed that more than a third of users decided to delete tagged tweets once they were notified that they violated website policy, and only four percent of authors appealed the tags.
The company charges for API access means that most researchers studying hate speech cannot independently verify these claims. but Twitter You clearly state that your method has worked so far. In fact, the website is moving forward with plans to expand its tags to include more types of policy violations
According to their announcement, they will now tag and downrank posts that violate their abusive behavior and violent speech policy. The Tweet Posts with malicious content directed at individuals, that encourage others to harass an individual or group of people, that threaten others with physical harm, and that Tweet That encourages others to do violence or harm.
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