I previously covered politics and news for Vanity Fair and Mic, and as a theater critic I serve as a member of the New York Outer Critics Circle. Image credit: Photo by Slava Bowman on Unsplash, Twitter still show most tweets in the reverse-chronological order, Twitter’s tweet thread about the new rules, Twitter bans bulk tweeting and duplicate accounts in bot crackdown, What Twitter’s New Rules Mean for Social Media Scheduling, Social So I’ve put together a Twitter “code of conduct” that’s filled with the rules that are a little less obvious. Third, you can no longer Re-Buffer previously published Twitter posts to Twitter accounts using drag-and-drop. From October 20 through “at least” the end of the week following Election day, Twitter users will be encouraged to quote tweet posts—rather than directly retweet them without adding their own comments—in order to keep information from spreading unchecked and force users to “consider why they are amplifying a tweet.”. In other words, retweeting from a few accounts is fine. Trump to face stricter Twitter rules post-presidency Tal Axelrod 11/7/2020. This applies to you in all of the following circumstances: Here’s my best guess of what’s not allowed (e.g. Learn more about our violent threat and glorification of violence policies. Consider this your guide to being the best version of yourself online. The world’s largest democracy has increasingly come under criticism for Internet censorship after it shut down mobile Internet services in response to farmer protests near the country’s capital. (REUTERS) india news Day after govt's social media rules, Twitter says, 'Many people don't trust us' Text. Online microlender faces loss of its main revenue source after 2022. Trump tweets may get slapped with Twitter's new warning label. That’s why the team at Twitter wants to tackle them with the new rules. India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has announced new rules for social media intermediaries, particularly "significant" ones like Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp. © 2021 Forbes Media LLC. This rule means that you cannot post multiple tweets on a trending topic with the intention to dominate the topic “to drive traffic or attention to unrelated accounts, products, services, or initiatives”. Thank you. 210. UK News Jason Harvey held karaoke parties at his London home. IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said concerns have been raised over rampant abuse of social media platforms and spread of fake news. You cannot create multiple accounts that are very similar to one another. “I think the country is very charged right now, so I think regardless of what we do, there’s some chance that this happens across the country,” Zuckerberg told Axios on HBO. Election misinformation has become a major issue ahead of the election, and Twitter’s new rules come after the company and other social media networks like … Twitter previously implemented rules in September that targeted election misinformation frequently espoused by Trump, saying it would label or remove posts that make false claims about “election rigging, ballot tampering, vote tallying, or certification of election results.” Twitter’s expanded policies around posts claiming premature victory or inciting violence respond to a growing fear that the influx of mail-in ballots in November will delay election results and potentially sow chaos. Are there more benefits that you can think of? Here’s how the Power Schedule feature looks like: You can still use the Power Schedule for other social media platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn. These are no longer allowed, and using these tools can risk your account being suspended. Do: Repeat Tweets. Overall, we are optimistic that the new Twitter rules will be beneficial to the entire Twitter ecosystem. This rule means that you cannot post or schedule identical tweets (including replies and mentions) over several hours or days. India is establishing new rules to govern internet firms like Facebook Inc., FB -2.23% WhatsApp and Twitter Inc., TWTR -5.10% a fresh challenge … Twitter unveiled its new rules to address synthetic and manipulated media on Tuesday as tech platforms prepare for potential misinformation ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Reducing spam on Twitter can also greatly benefit marketers in many ways. Here are the four key areas: There are three key takeaways from this guideline: If you have multiple distinct accounts, which you wish to post the same content to, Twitter recommends that you retweet the content from one account using the remaining accounts (like Brian did in the below example). Tweets from politicians or with a high level engagement that are labeled for containing election or Covid-19 misinformation—as many of Trump’s have been—will now have additional safeguards, as users will be able to quote tweet the flagged post to share it with added context, but cannot like, retweet or reply to it.