Twitter To Facebook Continue To Remind Users To Wear Masks

JAKARTA - For a long time, Twitter users have asked the platform with the blue bird logo to add an edit feature to the tweet that has been uploaded. In order for this request to be fulfilled, Twitter put forward one condition that must be done by citizens.

Summarized from Digital Trends, Friday, July 3, social media bearing the blue bird logo have their own reasons for refusing warganet requests. This relates to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's decision to reduce the spread of disinformation on his platform.

You can have an edit button when everyone wears a mask

- Twitter (@Twitter) July 2, 2020

The statement is intended to encourage Twitter users to wear masks. Because the rate of spread and infection of COVID-19 in the United States (US) is still ongoing, similar things have also occurred in several other countries.

"When we say everything, of course everyone whoever has to wear a mask," wrote Twitter.

However, some netizens responded cynically to the terms of Twitter. They said that Twitter had begun to enter the political sphere, especially after the "face mask vs face mask" debate which became a hot topic of conversation in the US recently.

It is known that wearing a face mask is a serious problem in Uncle Sam's country. Not a few people have protested against regulations requiring everyone to keep wearing face masks, in order to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

The World Health Organization (WHO), also again said that face shiled and face masks must still be used. Even though it is in the open, or in an area that is difficult to apply physical distancing.

Recently Facebook has also started sending notifications to remind users to wear masks. This message will start appearing on the Facebook news feed and Instagram feed.

This warning banner will also direct users to the COVID-19 Information Center, which contains links to information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This was done considering the spike in COVID-19 cases in the US, which reached 50,000 new cases.

"Wear a cloth face covering to prevent the spread of COVID-19. When in public, cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face shield. Read more at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)," wrote a warning banner on Instagram. and Facebook, as quoted from The Verge.

The CDC currently recommends that Americans always wear masks when in public to protect others from infection. But there are still some groups that are reluctant to wear masks even though several US states have begun to loosen lockdowns.