Something odd is happening when you try and search Twitter for Threads links
VergeJul 03, 2023
The Facts
Facebook parent Meta's head of public policy for Australia, Josh Machin, on Tuesday told an Australian Senate inquiry on foreign interference that the social media company plans to label government-affiliated accounts on its new Twitter competitor, Threads.
This comes as he was asked if state-affiliated media RT and Xinhua News Agency, respectively linked to Russia and China, would be tagged on Threads as its rival microblogging platform has removed such labels since Elon Musk took it private last year.
The Spin
Right narrative
Threads is going to be another social media platform, just like Meta’s Instagram, that censors its political enemies under the guise of labeling and fact-checking. Any users who care about First Amendment rights will stick to Twitter and avoid being censored by liberal social media overlords.
Left narrative
Threads isn’t going on a censorship campaign; it’s labeling and fact-checking posts to prevent the spread of misinformation and provide a safe social media environment for people to engage with each other. Meta is committed to being nonpartisan as long as users adhere to the terms of service.
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