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Twitter Changes Policy For Hacked Materials

The social media platform announced the move after it limited the sharing of a New York Post story about Hunter Biden.
Posted at 8:20 AM, Oct 16, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-16 08:20:42-04

Twitter is changing its rules for hacked materials.

The social media platform announced the move after it limited the sharing of a New York Post story about Hunter Biden.

Twitter says it will not remove hacked content unless it is directly shared by hackers or those acting with them.

And it says it will label tweets to provide context instead of blocking links from being shared.

A Twitter executive said it the company believes labeling tweets empowers people to assess content for themselves.