The New Paper

January 26, 2021

Twitter introduces Birdwatch, community-based content moderation initative

Twitter introduced Birdwatch yesterday, a “community-based approach” to addressing misinformation on the platform. The tool will allow users to identify content they believe to be misleading and add notes to provide context. The user-generated notes will initially be available on a separate website, but the company will eventually aim to make them available directly on Twitter.
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