Twitter CEO: Blocking misinformation is top priority in 2020 election

Published July 26, 2019 5:57pm ET



While the 2020 presidential election presents an array of challenges for Twitter, blocking attempts to manipulate voters chief among them, CEO Jack Dorsey also anticipates a tremendous opportunity.

The San Francisco-based social media company has become a nexus for political discussion, driven in part by a chief executive with 62 million followers who uses the platform as none of his predecessors have, and the increasing reliance on it by congressional lawmakers and even local politicians.

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