Threads backtracks flagging right-wing users for spreading disinformation

If you regularly spread “false information” online, Threads already knows. The platform apparently flagged those accounts on launch, warning users that considered following them, before backtracking. When Threads launched on Wednesday, numerous right-wing users shared their dissatisfaction with Twitter’s biggest competitor — on Twitter of course — over having their accounts flagged for disinformation. As of Friday, however, it seems the warning label on accounts that reported the issue has since disappeared. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) “This account has repeatedly posted false information that was reviewed by independent fact-checkers or went against our Community Guidelines,” read the label that would pop up when another user attempted follow these accounts.The wording on the label is similar to a warning prompt that appears on Meta services like Facebook and Instagram. As Threads is so new and still so tightly connected to Instagram, it appears Meta used an account’s existing reputation to inform Threads users of their history. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) “Threads has censorship baked into the app,” tweeted right-wing social media personality Ian Miles Cheong. “It is not a free speech platform.”Users that reported the warning appearing on their accounts include conservative influencers like DC Draino, Brandon Tatum, and even former President Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr.However, according to Meta, at least one of those users were falsely flagged by Threads’ internal systems. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab) “This was an error and shouldn’t have…Threads backtracks flagging right-wing users for spreading disinformation