Twitter says it ‘inadvertently’ limited engagements on Trump’s flagged tweets
By Kanishka Singh
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc talked about on Saturday it had “inadvertently” limited engagements for a fast interval on U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweets with “disputed” labels nonetheless later reversed its movement.
Some clients on the social media platform had seen earlier on Saturday that the ability to like, re-tweet or reply to Trump’s tweets with a “disputed” label was not working.
“We inadvertently took movement to limit engagements on the labeled Tweet you referenced. This movement has been reversed”, a Twitter spokesman suggested Reuters in an emailed assertion.
The White House did not reply to a request for comment.
The development was earlier reported by The Verge and The Hill.
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