The social media platform Twitter introduced the “Negative Vote” feature to ensure user safety. This feature is not a novelty for the platform, which previously only had a like button. Because the platform brought the same feature before at the time of the US election. Currently, the Negative Vote, which is thought to come from the Russia-Ukraine war, is positively received by some users, while it is negatively received by others.
Adding a Negative Vote option to Tweets may push some accounts into the background of active social media use, while others may direct them to be more careful in order not to receive Negative Votes. So what does the Twitter Downvote feature do and how is it used? Let’s take a look at the details of the news together.
Twitter Users will be more careful thanks to Negative Votes
Social media platform Twitter will detect users who share offensive content thanks to the new Downvote option. After reviewing the users it detects, it will flag irrelevant replies and offensive content. Downvoted tweets will not be shared with other users and the tweet author.
Some Twitter users stated that after this function, social media has a difference with traditional media, and this type of censorship is not correct. According to Twitter, the reason for this is explained as follows: “Feedback will help highlight higher quality content to its users.”
What do you readers think about this issue? Do you think the social media platform is justified in enforcing this censorship or does it restrict freedom of thought? You can comment or express your thoughts on the SDN Forum.
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