This development comes at a time when researchers, fact-checkers, and journalists have raised alarms about the proliferation of viral misinformation on Twitter, especially in the context of the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza. European Union officials have initiated an investigation into Twitter’s handling of misinformation related to the conflict.
It’s worth noting that since Musk’s takeover of Twitter about a year ago, the platform has eliminated teams responsible for curating and promoting reputable tweets related to breaking news. Furthermore, tools for reporting misinformation within the app have been removed. Instead, Twitter has relied on its crowd-sourced fact-checking tool, community notes.
