TECH - Did Elon Musk's X Scrap A Key Tool To Combat Election Misinformation? Here's What We Know | Benzinga
Elon Musk’s Twitter, now rebranded as X, has apparently removed its election misinformation reporting feature, raising concerns about its role in addressing false claims ahead of major elections in the U.S. and Australia.
What Happened: The feature, introduced in 2022, allowed users to report posts they considered misleading about politics and was regarded as a vital tool in combating the proliferation of false information during election seasons.
On Wednesday, Reset.Tech Australia, a research organization, stated that in the past week, X removed the “politics” category from its reporting menu in all jurisdictions except the European Union, reported Reuters.
This move comes ...