Twitter attaches disclaimer on Trump's 'mail drop boxes' tweet

Democrats across the country are promoting drop boxes as a convenient and reliable option for voters who do not want to entrust their ballots to the U.S. Postal Service.

August 24, 2020 12:30 pm | Updated 01:00 pm IST

Twitter placed a disclaimer on U.S. President Donald Trump's tweet against promotion of drop boxes

Twitter placed a disclaimer on U.S. President Donald Trump's tweet against promotion of drop boxes

Twitter Inc on Sunday placed a disclaimer on U.S. President Donald Trump's tweet criticizing the promotion of drop boxes by Democrats as an option for voters, saying the tweet violated the company's “civic and election integrity” rules.

“So now the Democrats are using Mail Drop Boxes, which are a voter security disaster. Among other things, they make it possible for a person to vote multiple times. Also, who controls them, are they placed in Republican or Democrat areas? They are not Covid sanitized. A big fraud!” Trump said in a tweet posted on Sunday morning.

Twitter, in a disclaimer attached to the tweet, said: ”Twitter has determined that it may be in the publics interest for the tweet to remain accessible.”

Democrats across the country are promoting drop boxes as a convenient and reliable option for voters who do not want to entrust their ballots to the U.S. Postal Service. Republican officials in other states have prevented their use.

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