As a longtime journalist and former newsroom leader at a tech platform now teaching media literacy to millions, this Twitter-Trump battle over “fact-checking” has all my worlds colliding.
And break out the popcorn ‘cause it’s about to get really interesting …
The Washington Post reports that President Donald Trump will probably sign an executive order, possibly today, that could be a major hit to tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter. Trump seems mad because Twitter slapped a link on two of his tweets regarding mail-in ballots and voter fraud in an attempt to “fact-check” what he was saying.
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Source: What should Twitter do next to slow the spread of misinformation? | Poynter