While a global cross-functional team with local, cultural, and language expertise will run the election integrity work, Twitter said it is taking proactive measures to prevent prohibited political advertising through comprehensive and nuanced enforcement mechanisms.
"These include identifying and blocking ads from referenced candidates, parties, and other election-related content," the company said in a statement.
Twitter said it will label synthetic and manipulated
When people attempt to retweet
"These Tweets won't be algorithmically recommended by Twitter, which further reduces the visibility of misleading information," the company announced.
Twitter will also launch an events page dedicated to the
The page will include a timeline of Tweets from credible accounts to provide the latest information on the days of voting and election results.
"These will be visible to account holders in India in the Explore Tab, and will provide continuous updates and context throughout the election period with multiple language videos from a variety of news partners in the carousel," the company informed.
"We are taking extra steps to ensure people have context to what's trending for them and will include a representative
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