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Trump is furious! Twitter just took our movement's advice and posted fact-checks on one of his tweets!
Trump has hit back by threatening to 'close' social media platforms that don't let him spread his lies without scrutiny, and now Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, is under massive pressure.
He'll either stand strong for integrity or back down -- and he's deciding right now.
Let's send a massive "thank you and keep going" to Jack Dorsey, encouraging him with a giant show of public support to go all-in on this direction. Avaaz has repeatedly met with top Twitter executives and we know they're listening -- let's appeal to them to stand strong:
Tell Twitter: "Thank you and stand strong!"
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Twitter did almost exactly what we asked them to do -- they responded to a specific misleading tweet by posting fact-checked corrections. If this becomes Twitter's new policy, it's a HUGE win for the millions of Avaaz members who have campaigned for this!!
Now far-right supporters are bringing condemnation down on the heads of Twitter executives and staff, and they have the power of the US President behind them.
To keep up their courage, Dorsey and other Twitter staff need to know they're being cheered for doing the right thing, let's encourage them to stay strong and keep going:
Tell Twitter: "Thank you and stand strong!"
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For years, Avaaz has campaigned to fight disinformation, so that lies and trolls don’t destroy the very fabric of our democracies. Twitter has been too slow to move in this direction, and needs to go further and show everyone exposed to false information independent fact checks. But they've been brave and have done the right thing here, so let's appreciate and encourage it, and call on them to do more.
With hope,
Ricken, Christoph, Sarah, Mike, Aloys, Nell and the rest of the Avaaz team
MORE INFORMATION
Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning (BBC)
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Jack Dorsey explains why Twitter fact-checked Trump’s false voting claims (TechCrunch)
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How Covid-19 pushed Twitter to fact-check Trump’s tweets (Politico)
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