Twitter Will Consider Mute & Block Signals As Downvote

December 17, 2022 Learn more

Elon Musk announced Twitter will start incorporating mute & block signals from verified accounts as downvotes.

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However, only Blue Verified accounts’ signals will be taken into consideration and not Legacy Blue.

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Downvote means flagging a tweet as irrelevant or offensive.

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Elon Musk is currently under scrutiny for banning journalists’ accounts after changing doxxing policies.

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Earlier, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin tweeted Elon Musk is taking twitter on the path of authoritarianism by making rash decisions.

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Twitter has made several changes to its policies and features since Musk took over the social media company,

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Twitter also rolled out different coloured checkmarks for different accounts earlier this week.

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