Category: BirdWatch

Twitter’s Birdwatch ‘Fact-Checking’ Tool Now Allows Public Visibility of Notes

Following last month’s expansion of Twitter’s crowdsourced “fact-checking” program known as Birdwatch, content monitors will now be able to leave publicly visible notes regarding tweets, according to a recent announcement from the social media platform. “Context on Tweets—by the people, for the people—is coming to everyone in the US. It’s open, transparent, and we’ve consistently…


Twitter Initiates ‘Community-Based Approach to Misinformation’

Twitter is introducing a pilot version of a “community-based approach to misinformation,” as it works to develop a system where the general user will be able to add a note and report on different posts, specifying their opinion if they find something wrong with what other people write. “We apply labels and add context to…