Twitter will broadcast local TV news to avoid misinformation
In an effort to curb the spread of misinformation , Twitter will begin broadcasting local TV news alongside the timeline when tragedy strikes. The microblogging service tested the feature yesterday, streaming news coverage of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Miami. As Buzzfeed News reports , once you click on the live videos on the timeline, you'll be taken to another timeline populated by tweets about whatever's happening on the news. If there's a downside to this, it's that the tweets are picked by an algorithm -- hardly a foolproof way to prevent the spread of inaccurate information . To source the video, Twitter will forge partnerships with local news channels. In a statement to Buzzfeed News , Twitter's GM for video Kayvon Beykpour said the following: "We're continuing to work on new ways we can surface credible content and relevant information to help people stay informed. By pairing live video with the conversati...