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| Twitter wants your opinion on how it deals with the accounts of world leaders |
Twitter asks the public to understand whether world leaders should follow the same rules as other users.
The platform hopes to obtain feedback on the applications it deems appropriate in case the leading global companies violate the terms of participation.
“Politicians and government officials are constantly evolving in the way they use our services, and we hope that our policies will continue to respond to the changing nature of political discourse on Twitter and the health of people protecting conversations. The public,” the company said on its blog.
Twitter said it is consulting human rights experts, civil society organizations, and academics around the world on the issue and their responses will be reflected in future policy reviews.
Twitter said the investigation continued until April 12: in the next few days, the version will be released in 13 additional languages.
The survey asked respondents what action the plan should take if political candidates or elected officials spread false information about the election and repeatedly violated the site's rules.
Another question is what should Twitter do if a senior government official from another country makes a false statement about treating the untested coronavirus in the user's country by default.
During the investigation, officials were also asked how to deal with false allegations about Coronavirus in their country.
The survey looks at hate speech and violent threats from world leaders against their own citizens and citizens of other countries.
Every hypothetical situation Twitter highlights in our research indicates whether this was a first breach by a world leader or a recurring breach.
In January, after two days of bloody unrest in the US capital, Twitter temporarily suspended former President Trump's account due to the possibility of further incitement to violence.
Facebook, which suspended Trump's account indefinitely, referred the matter to its oversight committee in late January.
The oversight committee has the power to overturn Facebook's decision to ban Trump from the platform. The decision is expected to be made in the coming weeks.
Next week, Jack Dorsey and the chief executives of Facebook and Google will testify before the House Energy and Trade Committee.
The session will focus on spreading false information on internet platforms and how false claims related to Coronavirus have a real impact on public health.