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Twitter trial lets users report Tweets that seem misleading

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Twitter has started testing a feature that will let people report Tweets that seem misleading. The trial began in the US, South Korea and Australia. Users there will see the option to flag a Tweet as 'It's misleading' after clicking on 'Report Tweet'.

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