Twitter introduces Birdwatch, will now let users flag misleading tweets
Twitter has piloted Birdwatch in the US as of now and notes that the new community-driven approach will help address misleading information on Twitter.
Yasmin Ahmed | January 26, 2021 | Updated 13:03 IST
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Highlights
Twitter has piloted Birdwatch in the US to a small test group as of now and allows anyone to sign up as pilot participants.
The participants are allowed to flag misleading tweets and add notes to add context and to help address misleading information on the platform.
Twitter notes that at a later stage Twitter aims to make notes visible directly on Tweets for the global Twitter audience.
As if constantly labeling tweets wasn’t enough, Twitter has now introduced a new method to tackle what it deems to be “misinformation.”
Twitter’s new innovation in censorship, Birdwatch, is intended to allow Twitter users to rat out and “provide context” for tweets they consider to be misinformation.