One of the biggest problems in social media: disinformation that is, the rapid spread of inaccurate information. The popular live broadcasting platform Twitch has announced its new decisions as part of the fight against disinformation.
The company operating within Amazon, in its statement on the subject, “We also believe that people trying to spread harmful, dirty, false information using the Internet have no place in our community.” said. Noting that there are not many people who spread false information on Twitch, the platform also shared information that would sprinkle the hearts of users.
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“It will not have a negative impact on the publishers you love”
Twitch explained in its blog post that the main purpose of the new policy is to keep people off the platform whose online presence is dedicated to spreading harmful, false, and false information. At the same time, this policy for once sharing false information He added that he will not use it against publishers who are found.
Explaining that “most likely, this policy update will not have a negative impact on you or your favorite streamers on Twitch,” Twitch listed the new decisions it has taken to keep broadcasters who spread disinformation away from the platform:
In our work with experts, we identified three key qualities that all disinformation actors have: On or off Twitch;
They persistently try to share and disseminate (1) generally proven false and widely accepted (2) harmful disinformative information (such as conspiracy theories that incite violence).
The main reason why Twitch is based on these three criteria is, “These three combined can create high risks that can cause serious harm, including inciting violence in the real world.” explained in his words. The company said it will only impose sanctions against publishers who meet all three of these criteria.
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