2023-09-30 12:04:45
X made the decision to remove the feature that allowed users to report misleading information. A determination that arises amid doubts about the social network’s position on misinformation.
This feature, which operated independently of other hate speech or abuse reporting processes, was implemented in response to growing concerns about misinformation on social media.
However, according to the critical digital platform group Reset Australia, this tool has been removed in this territory in recent weeks. The organization expressed its concern about this elimination, particularly due to the timing, as this country is in the middle of the referendum on indigenous voice in the Australian Parliament.
The elimination of the function of reporting misleading information in X has raised concerns in different international environments.
In Australia, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has expressed frustration over the app’s lack of this feature, which they say incites violence and spreads misinformation about the upcoming election process. out in that country.
The AEC also noted that they have their own mechanism for referring content to X, although they indicated that they have a high threshold for matters they report to social media platforms. According to a spokesperson for the organization, its response capacity on the platform will always be faster and more effective in countering incorrect claims about the electoral process than the actions of the platforms themselves.
The removal of the reporting feature on X has come as Australia’s federal government faces pressure from the opposition to scrap a bill that would give the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma) powers to enforce a code on disinformation on platforms.
Statements that add to the recent report from the European Commission, which pointed out this application for having a large amount of false content and for deviating from regulatory policies in this region, something to which other networks have contributed.
“X, formerly known as Twitter, is the platform with the highest proportion of disinformation publications,” said the Vice President of the European Commission, Věra Jourová, at the presentation of this report.
Instead of relying on user reports to address misinformation, X is putting more emphasis on its Community Notes feature. This feature allows users to verify tweets and add additional context if enough users approve.
The social network has defended its approach, arguing that misleading information is complex and constantly evolving. “To ensure people are better informed on X, we launched Community Notes, our way of providing context and displaying credible information,” the company explained in a report to a digital platform lobby group in May this year.
The app was warned by the European Union about handling false information. (Unsplash)
The company believes this feature represents a significant change and is backed by years of content moderation experience, research and ongoing consultation.
However, this option does not have the same impact as direct reporting of misleading information, which began to be implemented in 2021 in Australia, Brazil, the Philippines, South Korea, Spain and the United States and which at that time the company had plans to expand to more countries, something that could now change.
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