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You see a lot of fake news on Twitter? During the first week of 2022, the top of the commented subjects of the social network was invaded by the movement #TwittersFakeNews, with its s claiming that the tool that was available to report misinformation was not so assertive. But that is changing. 4d3i3
After a lot of criticism, it will be possible to make a complaint focused only on informing that a publication has data that is not true. O Twitter also took the opportunity to share data about their work in relation to complaints. Understand how to use the new tool to help end fake news in Twitter right now.
The data on complaints on Twitter 195zc
Since August 2021, the Twitter has been testing a tool focused solely on stopping the spread of misinformation, with 3,73 million reports received from residents of the United States, Australia and South Korea. Of all these, 1,95 million different tweets were posted by 64 different s.

Even with all the data proving that vaccines are effective and early treatment can be extremely harmful, many people still believe in fake news on the internet. Twitter. The social network shared that 50% of posts identified as inappropriate (which could even lead to deaths) are due to the work of automated systems.

It was also possible to know that of all the alerts about possible tweets with fake news, only 10% of the complaints were actually liable to loss of or temporary suspension. This is below the average of 20% to 30% for complaints about security, for example.
According to a new statement posted on the official blog of Twitter Brazil, all this information proves that even with the new implementations, the social network still needs to improve its reporting tool. As of today (17), people who live in Brazil, Philippines e Spain can also use the functionality to report misinformation.
We have been successful in improving the rate of action taken in relation to the volume of complaints related to other policies, such as security, for example, by developing a machine learning model capable of estimating the probability of violations of our policies. rules. These models require data research and training (especially in languages other than English). Continuing the experiment will help us get there.
Twitter Brasil on use of disinformation reporting tool
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Much is said about how social networks can be used for both good and evil. But when we started to review not only the Twitter, but on other sites like Facebook e Instagram, you don't have to go far to find a person who has come to believe disinformation.

But s of the bluebird social network were no longer accepting as many people who were posting fake news, including owners of verified s. For this reason, during January 05, 2022, the hashtag #TwittersFakeNews went to the top of the most talked about topics.

One of the cases that were being most cited by s is that of Barbara Destefani, which received the Verified badge (which was supposed to be used as a way to ensure s' safety). Barbara not only was it responsible for posting content that was not in line with what the experts say, but its channel on YouTube also had payments suspended precisely for the dissemination of false information.

That is, as much as I was posting inappropriate content, the verified seal was still on the official of Barbara, which has more than 747 thousand followers. After this case, Alexandre de Moraes, from Supreme Court (STF), requested that the Twitter do something about posting fake news.
How to report disinformation tweets? h2c6a
Available to everyone who sees fake news on Twitter, it is very simple to report misinformation. Whether in your browser or on your smartphone, all you have to do is click on the three dots of the tweet and then on “Report Tweet”. See below:

A new tab with possible reporting reasons will now open so you can report the misinformation. As we are talking about fake news in Twitter, to select the “Misleading information” option.

It will also be necessary to point out the topic of the tweet, which can be about health, politics or other subjects. Just select the option that best fits the publication you are reporting.

And ready! Have you ever made a report of misinformation on Twitter. It is important to that not always a tweet that has been reported will be reported by the platform, but you have done your part to alert the social network system.

After a while, an update on your report will be sent via your notifications, stating whether the has been suspended or the post has been deleted.
Fake news could grow in election year 6j2s22
If there was a great spread of news about vaccines, treatment with IVERMECTINA and other problems that may have cost several lives, fake news in Twitter will be coming back along with the time to go to the polls. In this way, the social network that has millions of Brazilian s hopes that the new tool to report misinformation will be used to end this problem.
The fact that 2022 is an election year in Brazil and the Philippines, as well as a midterm year in the United States, will contribute to the assessment of how this whistleblowing tool would be used during periods of major civic events
Twitter Brasil on use of disinformation reporting tool
Thus, we can only hope that all the improvement of the Twitter serve to stop the spread of false information. Applications like Telegram e WhatsApp are also already preparing for the moment of choosing the new president and governors of Brazilian states.

O YouTube must be one of the great highlights of this movement, since even during the pandemic of COVID-19, has been removing several videos that shared false information about treatment of Coronavirus and vaccination. One of the people who had his channel affected was President Jair Bolsonaro, after sharing false information about vaccines.
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Looking ahead to this year's elections, the Google made an exhibition of solutions and partnership with STJ so that journalists and the public have access to truthful information.
Sources: The Globe l G1 l Twitter Blog