Twitter announces civic integrity plans ahead of 2022 midterms

it was rolling out plans to combat misinformation on the platform ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

Twitter announces civic integrity plans ahead of 2022 midterms

Those plans include enforcing its civic integrity policy, which prohibits content that contains false or misleading information about the election

The platform has previously withstood criticism for misinformation spread on its platform surrounding elections and the COVID-19 pandemic.

''Twitter is the place to find real-time, reliable information about the 2022 midterms 

whether you’re looking for breaking news from reporters, information on voting or policy positions from candidates,” the company said in a statement.

The platform on Thursday said it has tested new misleading information labels that increased clickthrough rates by 17 percent