Twitter feature to allow people to flag 'misleading' content about voting

Users can also report misleading information about requirements for voting, or wrong information pertaining to the date or time of election.

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Polling officials collect their EVMs and other election material ahead of the third phase of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, at a distribution centre in Ahmedabad, Monday, April 22, 2019. Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Apr 24 2019 | 5:20 PM IST

Twitter has added a feature that will allows users to report misleading content on voting and elections, stepping up efforts to tackle misinformation.

The government has warned social media companies that any abuse of their platforms to influence electorate will not be tolerated.

A study in early April had claimed that one in two respondents have received fake news through digital platforms in the last 30 days.

Twitter, in a statement Wednesday said, the new dedicated reporting feature is in addition to its "existing proactive approach to tackling malicious automation and other forms of platform manipulation on the service".

"The platform will start with