Twitter vows to crack down on manipulative, misleading content ahead of polls

Ahead of assembly polls, Twitter on Wednesday resolved to crack down on content that “manipulates or interferes with elections” or contains “misleading information”, as the micro-blogging platform outlined a slew of election integrity measures.

In a blogpost, Twitter said it is implementing “significant” product, policy, and enforcement updates that have been drawn based on learning from previous elections, both globally and in India. The measures are aimed at tackling poll-related misinformation.

Towards this, Twitter has expanded its team, continues to invest in technological solutions and has deployed tools backed by technology to detect abusive content more efficiently.