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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/26\/23323737\/twitter-shopping-features-leaked-memo-content-moderation<\/a>
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Shopping features on Twitter pose content moderation risks and could be used \u201cin a way that leads to individual or societal harm,\u201d according to an internal memo sent to a team of Twitter employees.<\/p>\n

The memo, a portion of which was obtained by The Verge<\/em>, was sent in early July to a group of Twitter employees across various teams, according to a person with knowledge of it. In the email, some existing and not-yet-released features of Twitter shopping are categorized as high risk, with the email warning that content moderation hasn\u2019t been prioritized in shopping.<\/p>\n

First rolled out last summer<\/a>, Twitter shopping allows brands to list items for sale and pin a handful of products at the top of a merchant\u2019s profile. Unlike similar features on Instagram, users can\u2019t buy the product directly on Twitter \u2014 items for sale instead link out to a merchant\u2019s website. An expanded version of the shop module was introduced earlier this year<\/a>, allowing sellers to list and showcase up to 50 products in their storefront, and was available to all US merchants as of June.<\/p>\n

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