Twitter says it has quit taking action against lies about the 2020 election

[demmiblue]

Source: CNN

(CNN)Twitter quit taking action to try to limit the spread of lies about the 2020 election, the company said on Friday -- a day after another social media platform, YouTube, removed a Republican congressman's campaign ad because it included a 2020 lie.

Twitter spokesperson Elizabeth Busby told CNN on Friday that "since March 2021," Twitter has not been enforcing its "civic integrity policy" in relation to lies about the 2020 election. That was the policy under which the company had suspended or even banned users for lying about the 2020 election, affixed fact-check warning labels to tweets containing such lies and limited others' ability to share those inaccurate tweets.

The civic integrity policy still exists, Busby said in an email, but it is "no longer" being applied to lies about the 2020 election in particular. Busby said that's because the policy is designed to be used "during the duration" of an election or other civic event, and "the 2020 U.S. election is not only certified, but President Biden has been in office for more than a year."

Lies about the 2020 election, however, have never gone away. In fact, they continue to play a major role in American politics.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/28/politics/twitter-lies-2020-election/index.html

[Chrysanthemum]

1. This is just great (not)

Well, what is the lesson?

Lie loud enough and long enough and your lie will prevail.

[OldBaldy1701E]

19. A lesson that has been in place for many decades now. (n/t)

[msongs]

2. twitter is a dirt sucking garbage dump. perhaps trump will be restored...soon nt

[ificandream]

3. Twitter is being fucking lazy

Their responsibility doesn't end because the election's over. Everyone who has an account there should post that link.

[ificandream]

6. Unfortunately, we can't stop how they run their business

But we can protest. Post that story ...

[SouthernDem4ever]

4. Twitter gave up on democracy

sad.

[monkeyman1]

8. TWITTER or Facebook should have never been allow 'd !!

[Midnight Writer]

9. Well, gee, if that's the policy I guess nothing can be done. What you gonna do, right?

[FreepFryer]

10. CEO leaves, site does a 180. Proceed to the exits (Nt)

[not fooled]

11. If red don gets re-installed

twitter wants to be ready to get back on board.

[OldBaldy1701E]

20. Hedging bets is a normal corporate maneuver.

After all, we can't risk losing one customer over morals or ethics, now can we? And, since it seems that these days most of the users of social media are either teens trying to be famous or lunatics trying to destroy everything, they certainly are not going to alienate the majority of their customers.

[SuperCoder]

12. Sigh.

[NurseJackie]

13. Does this mean that we all have to cancel our twitter accounts?

Or risk being accused of "supporting" and "promoting" the Big Lie?

[malthaussen]

14. That's the most lame rationale I've heard in awhile.

We only prohibit lying for a given time? The rest of the time, bon apetit?

-- Mal

[BlueIdaho]

15. Turn Twitter into a ghost town.

If you or someone you love is on Twitter - get off now. It’s a toxic wasteland.

[FakeNoose]

16. Conscientious Twitter-users need to report every lie they see on there

I'm not a Twitter user myself. But if I were I'd seriously think about quitting that snake-pit now. They aren't even pretending that they care any more. They're leaving it all up to the individual users to do their own policing, and even that isn't assured.

If you can't block the ugly lies, if reporting them does nothing, then it's probably time to leave.

[TeamProg]

17. Yep, lying is A-OK everywhere these days.. No honor anywhere, anyplace..

[Nululu]

18. Cowards

[Linda Ed]

21. Give Biden some credit and spread the word sick of orange con man twitters

Initial unemployment claims dropped from 812,750 to 210,750
The unemployment rate is down from 6.4 to 3.9%
There was a LOSS of jobs the previous year of 9.4% and then a 6.4% of job creation or over a 15% swing in the positive direction. (In both years we had Covid headaches to deal with).
The $1.9 trillion Covid relief deal.
The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Getting 72% of American adults fully vaccinated (and increasing)
Getting federal judges appointed and confirmed.
An economy where the unemployment rate has dropped to 3.9%.

The newest statistic to add to the list is that our GDP grew 5.7% this past year, the highest it has grown in 40 years.

So when we start to say the truth often enough, maybe the ‘middle of the road’ folks will get the picture. I know ‘negativity sells’, I know. Clicks matter in the online world, but ‘kitchen table issues’ and ‘pocketbook issues’ matter more to the average American.

As the efforts of the infrastructure bill are felt and more Americans have GOOD paying jobs, the good news should increase. If main-street media won’t report it, then we need to, starting now.
https://www.palmerreport.com/community/give-joe-biden-some-credit/43809/