Politico reports:

Twitter is making sizable changes to retweets and other features aimed at making it harder for politicians and other users to spread misinformation about the Nov. 3 election, the company announced Friday — the latest attempt by Silicon Valley platforms to protect the vote.

The changes are part of a push to protect the “critical dialogue” on Twitter “from attempts — both foreign and domestic — to undermine it,” said Twitter’s general counsel Vijaya Gadde and head of product Kayvon Beykpour in a blog post announcing the moves.

The design changes, being rolled out in phases starting next week, are all meant to add friction to the distribution of misinformation, conspiracy theories and election interference. [Continue reading…]