In order to snuff out the foregoing accounts, Twitter will use certain machines to pick up on certain patterns which are common amongst trolls. However, these tweets will not be invisible from the platform; users will only be able to view posts from these trolls if they click on a button reading Show More Replies in the conversation’s thread.
What Do Americans Think Regarding the Newest Twitter Policy?
Twitter’s latest announcement has already faced heavy politicization. Some people have even opined that policies might impact certain users with whom they disagree with. While a percentage of Americans remain supportive of the platform’s professed action against trolls, others have their doubters.
Nevertheless, individuals with various thoughts weighed in the comments section of The Hill’s report:
“Nazis and Russians hate it when you don’t let them hide who they are.
They aren’t going to like this.”
”How is their programmed algorithm going to distinguish legitimate humor and/or questions?”
