May 28, 2020
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: ‘We’ll Continue to Point Out Incorrect or Disputed Information About Elections Globally’
In an apparent statement to President Donald Trump that he and his company will try to stop the spread of false information on his social media platform, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey took to Twitter to reaffirm the company’s stance, according to Fox News.
Fact check: there is someone ultimately accountable for our actions as a company, and that’s me. Please leave our employees out of this. We’ll continue to point out incorrect or disputed information about elections globally. And we will admit to and own any mistakes we make.
— jack (@jack) May 28, 2020
Per our Civic Integrity policy (https://t.co/uQ0AoPtoCm), the tweets yesterday may mislead people into thinking they don’t need to register to get a ballot (only registered voters receive ballots). We’re updating the link on @realDonaldTrump’s tweet to make this more clear.
— jack (@jack) May 28, 2020
Dorsey also took a swipe at Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg for his company’s stance. “We have a different policy than, I think, Twitter on this,” Zuckerberg told The Daily Briefing in an interview scheduled to air in full on Thursday. “I just believe strongly that Facebook shouldn’t be the arbiter of truth of everything that people say online,” he added. “Private companies probably shouldn’t be, especially these platform companies, shouldn’t be in the position of doing that.”
This does not make us an “arbiter of truth.” Our intention is to connect the dots of conflicting statements and show the information in dispute so people can judge for themselves. More transparency from us is critical so folks can clearly see the why behind our actions.
— jack (@jack) May 28, 2020
Earlier this week, Twitter placed fact-check links below two of Trump’s tweets, which allegedly shared misinformation and lies about mail-in voting. The links lead to a fact page on mail-in voting.
There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent. Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed. The Governor of California is sending Ballots to millions of people, anyone…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
Twitter released a statement on its decision Tuesday night.
“These Tweets contain potentially misleading information about voting processes and have been labeled to provide additional context around mail-in ballots. This decision is in line with the approach we shared earlier this month.”
Trump will sign an executive order on social media companies on Thursday, White House officials said, after he threatened to shut down websites he accused of stifling conservative voices.