This morning Twitter, beyond just putting warning tags on everything the President of the United States says, took the extra step of preventing the American people from LIKING what he says.
I really don’t think I have the words, or that English has the words, to fully describe the intensity of the WHAT THE HELL around this country anymore. This is just beyond the scope of imagining. Look.
never seen Twitter do this before. Much stricter engagement with 3 Trump tweets this morning pic.twitter.com/TddOPuk3um
— David Mack (@davidmackau) December 12, 2020
Later they backed off.
lol they backed down and changed it to this pic.twitter.com/fOdjA9BjhU
— David Mack (@davidmackau) December 12, 2020
Then they said it was “inadvertent” in a comment for The Hill.
A Twitter spokesperson later Saturday morning said in an emailed statement to The Hill that the actions on the tweets had been reversed.
“We inadvertently took action to limit engagements on the labeled Tweet,” the spokesperson said. “You can now engage with the Tweet, but in line with our Civic Integrity Policy policy it will continue to be labeled in order to give more context for anyone who might see the Tweet.”
“Throughout the year, we made product changes and policy updates to encourage more thoughtful consideration and reduce the potential for misleading information to spread on Twitter,” the spokesperson added.
Y’all I just for real don’t know what to say.