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Do not fill this in! ===2020–2021=== [[File:Donald_J_Trump_(realDonaldTrump)_Twitter_-_публикация_от_2020-05-26.png|right|thumb|The two tweets on May 26, 2020, from President Trump that Twitter had marked "potentially misleading" (inserting the blue warning icon and "Get the facts..." language) that led to the executive order]]Twitter experienced considerable growth during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Q2 2020 Letter to Shareholders, July 23, 2020, @TwitterIR |url=https://s22.q4cdn.com/826641620/files/doc_financials/2020/q2/Q2-2020-Shareholder-Letter.pdf |access-date=March 14, 2022 |publisher=Twitter |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022023311/https://s22.q4cdn.com/826641620/files/doc_financials/2020/q2/Q2-2020-Shareholder-Letter.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The platform also was increasingly used for [[Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic|misinformation related to the pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2020 |title=Full Page Reload |url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/twitter-bots-are-spreading-massive-amounts-of-covid-19-misinformation |access-date=August 26, 2020 |website=IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News |archive-date=January 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103023130/https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/twitter-bots-are-spreading-massive-amounts-of-covid-19-misinformation |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter started marking tweets which contained misleading information, and adding links to fact-checks.<ref name="Roth-2020">{{cite web |last1=Roth |first1=Yoel |last2=Pickles |first2=Nick |date=May 11, 2020 |title=Updating our Approach to Misleading Information |url=https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2020/updating-our-approach-to-misleading-information.html |access-date=May 28, 2020 |publisher=Twitter |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228043728/https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2020/updating-our-approach-to-misleading-information.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2020, Twitter moderators marked two tweets from U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] as "potentially misleading" and linked to a fact-check.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lybrand |first1=Holmes |last2=Subramaniam |first2=Tara |date=May 27, 2020 |title=Fact-checking Trump's recent claims that mail-in voting is rife with fraud |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/27/app-politics-section/donald-trump-mail-in-voter-fraud-fact-check/index.html |access-date=May 28, 2020 |work=[[CNN]] |archive-date=February 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228053711/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/27/app-politics-section/donald-trump-mail-in-voter-fraud-fact-check/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Trump responded by signing an executive order to weaken [[Section 230]] of the [[Communications Decency Act]], which limits social media sites' liability for content moderation decisions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Allyn |first1=Bobby |date=May 28, 2020 |title=Stung By Twitter, Trump Signs Executive Order To Weaken Social Media Companies |newspaper=NPR |publisher=National Public Radio |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/05/28/863932758/stung-by-twitter-trump-signs-executive-order-to-weaken-social-media-companies |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-date=June 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628223529/https://www.npr.org/2020/05/28/863932758/stung-by-twitter-trump-signs-executive-order-to-weaken-social-media-companies |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 28, 2020 |title=Trump signs executive order targeting social media companies |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/trump-twitter-social-media-executive-order/index.html |access-date=May 29, 2020 |website=CNN |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213142743/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/trump-twitter-social-media-executive-order/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Conger |first1=Kate |last2=Isaac |first2=Mike |date=May 28, 2020 |title=Defying Trump, Twitter Doubles Down on Labeling Tweets |website=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/28/technology/trump-twitter-fact-check.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528160018/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/28/technology/trump-twitter-fact-check.html |archive-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref> Twitter later banned Trump, claiming that he violated "the glorification of violence policy".<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 8, 2021 |title=Twitter 'permanently suspends' Trump's account |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55597840 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-date=June 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608185025/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55597840 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ban drew criticism from conservatives and European leaders, who saw it as an interference on freedom of speech.<ref name="Jennen-2021">{{cite news |date=January 11, 2021 |title=Germany and France Oppose Trump's Twitter Exile |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-11/merkel-sees-closing-trump-s-social-media-accounts-problematic |access-date=January 11, 2021 |quote='The chancellor sees the complete closing down of the account of an elected president as problematic,' Steffen Seibert, her chief spokesman, said at a regular news conference in Berlin. Rights like the freedom of speech 'can be interfered with, but by law and within the framework defined by the legislature – not according to a corporate decision.' |archive-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326014432/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-11/merkel-sees-closing-trump-s-social-media-accounts-problematic |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 5, 2021, the [[Nigeria]]n government issued an [[Ban of Twitter in Nigeria|indefinite ban]] on Twitter usage in the country, citing "misinformation and fake news spread through it have had real world violent consequences",<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 6, 2021 |title=Nigeria's Twitter ban: Government orders prosecution of violators |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57368535 |access-date=June 20, 2021 |website=BBC News |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111202352/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57368535 |url-status=live }}</ref> after the platform removed tweets made by the Nigerian President [[Muhammadu Buhari]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Nigeria suspends Twitter after the social media platform freezes president's account |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/04/nigeria-suspends-twitter-buhari/ |access-date=June 20, 2021 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=December 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205012027/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/04/nigeria-suspends-twitter-buhari/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Nigeria's ban was criticized by [[Amnesty International]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ohuocha |first=Chijioke |date=June 5, 2021 |title=Nigerian telecoms firms suspend access to Twitter |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-telecoms-firms-suspend-twitter-access-2021-06-05/ |access-date=June 20, 2021 |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611094311/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-telecoms-firms-suspend-twitter-access-2021-06-05/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, Twitter began the research phase of [[Bluesky (protocol)|Bluesky]], an [[Open-source software|open source]] decentralized social media protocol where users can choose which algorithmic curation they want.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=February 10, 2021 |title=Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey On Section 230, Transparency, Appeals And Twitter Turning 15 |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-tougher-regs-would-hurt-all-internet-not-just-social-media-mum-on-facebook-google-antitrust-woes-focused-on-transparency-appeals-1234691610/ |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-date=March 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306013212/https://deadline.com/2021/02/twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-tougher-regs-would-hurt-all-internet-not-just-social-media-mum-on-facebook-google-antitrust-woes-focused-on-transparency-appeals-1234691610/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Matney |first=Lucas |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Twitter's decentralized future |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/15/twitters-vision-of-decentralization-could-also-be-the-far-rights-internet-endgame/ |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=TechCrunch |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629004405/https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/15/twitters-vision-of-decentralization-could-also-be-the-far-rights-internet-endgame/ |url-status=live }}</ref><!-- keep in 2021 rather than 2019, when Bluesky was little more than a press release --> The same year, Twitter also released Twitter Spaces, a social audio feature;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodriguez |first=Salvador |date=May 3, 2021 |title=Twitter launches Spaces live-audio rooms to all users with more than 600 followers |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/03/twitter-launches-spaces-live-audio-rooms-to-all-users.html |access-date=August 10, 2021 |website=CNBC |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723023831/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/03/twitter-launches-spaces-live-audio-rooms-to-all-users.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyons |first=Kim |date=May 3, 2021 |title=Twitter will now let anyone with 600 or more followers host its audio Spaces on mobile |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/3/22413033/twitter-spaces-android-ios-ticket-schedule-clubhouse-captions |access-date=August 10, 2021 |website=The Verge |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810174034/https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/3/22413033/twitter-spaces-android-ios-ticket-schedule-clubhouse-captions |url-status=live }}</ref> "super follows", a way to subscribe to creators for exclusive content;<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=September 1, 2021 |title=Twitter launches subscription-based feature "super follows" |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-launches-subscription-based-feature-super-follows-2021-09-01/ |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305215513/https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-launches-subscription-based-feature-super-follows-2021-09-01/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and a beta of "ticketed Spaces", which makes access to certain audio rooms paid.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 22, 2021 |last=Robertson |first=Adi |title=Twitter is opening applications to test Ticketed Spaces and Super Follows |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/22/22545167/twitter-opens-super-follows-ticketed-spaces-new-feature-test-application-ios-android |access-date=June 23, 2021 |website=The Verge |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701020609/https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/22/22545167/twitter-opens-super-follows-ticketed-spaces-new-feature-test-application-ios-android |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter unveiled a redesign in August 2021, with adjusted colors and a new Chirp font, which improves the left-alignment of most Western languages.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.engadget.com/twitter-redesign-chirp-202504463.html | title = Twitter rolls out redesign with proprietary Chirp font | first = Igor | last = Bonifac | date = August 11, 2021 | access-date = August 11, 2021 | work = [[Engadget]] | archive-date = August 13, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210813012423/https://www.engadget.com/twitter-redesign-chirp-202504463.html | url-status = live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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