Twitter Temporarily Changes How Users Retweet Ahead of US Presidential Election

Ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election, Twitter on Tuesday made a series of temporary changes to its “tweet” and “retweet” recommendations.

The Twitter logo is seen on a phone in this photo illustration in Washington on July 10, 2019. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images

Ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election, Twitter has made a series of temporary changes to its “tweet” and “retweet” functions, as the social media platform seeks to “reduce the visibility of misleading information.”

The company says it’s the “latest in our comprehensive effort to apply the lessons of 2016.”