attn birdwatchers, the birdwatch account says joined october 2020 but has balloons today. very suspicious, reeks of disinfo https://t.co/U9vJZ5r0Wa pic.twitter.com/6r9KJNNA3f

— LB™️ “???? ?????” ? (@LydiaBurrell) January 25, 2021

Oh wow. This is potentially huge and important (ht: @chrismessina). https://t.co/CWyWXZKb78

— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) January 22, 2021

Pretty much anybody can apply to be part of the trial for Twitter's new Birdwatch community, which they hope to roll out to more users if it works.

It won't just be fact-checkers and high-profile accounts, but you need to use a real email address.https://t.co/jiIOiI14ML

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) January 25, 2021

? Today we’re introducing @Birdwatch, a community-driven approach to addressing misleading information. And we want your help. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/aYJILZ7iKB

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) January 25, 2021

This is getting mixed reviews, mainly because people are just reading the headlines.

In reality, this could be a really interesting (and useful) tool if it’s anything like Reddit’s user trust system and there is transparency built into the system (and data releases).

Good move. https://t.co/qXoyjtr1BL

— Sam Harrelson (@samharrelson) January 25, 2021

We’re looking for people to test this out in the US –– you can add notes with helpful context to Tweets that you think are misleading.

For now, these notes won’t appear directly on Twitter, but anyone in the US can view them at: https://t.co/x4X4ffaGIm (2/3)

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) January 25, 2021

I've always been confused why Twitter doesn't have a way to report misleading tweets, and Birdwatch seems like a good start at dealing with that https://t.co/jrPZyZyQBi

— Owen Williams ⚡ (@ow) January 25, 2021

Hi! Today we’re announcing Birdwatch. It’s the start of an experiment in community-based misinformation labeling and additive context on Twitter https://t.co/8JPWT4w5K6

— Jonah Grant (@jonah) January 25, 2021

We'll use the notes and your feedback to help shape this program and learn how to reach our goal of letting the Twitter community decide when and what context is added to a Tweet.

For details and how to apply to be a part of Birdwatch: https://t.co/bt5BzIpe4o (3/3)

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) January 25, 2021

Twitter might publish Birdwatch data (their misinfo combatting tool) daily

so the “community” (public?) get to analyze the data, on whether people think a tweet is misinfo

The files are formatted as TSV, w/ the structure as follows (tried my best to represent it in TypeScript) pic.twitter.com/4AgwqV2V6m

— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) January 21, 2021

Birdwatch will, at first, be a separate place where users can discuss tweets that might contain disinfo on the platform.

The results will be cordoned off from Twitter to start, but that may change down the line.https://t.co/jiIOiI14ML

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) January 25, 2021

misinformation is the number one problem platforms like ours need to tackle. launching a thoughtful experiment today and doing a ton of thinking in this space. https://t.co/EvrLVLfiLd

— Lara Cohen ?? (@Larakate) January 25, 2021

NEW from me + @brandyzadrozny:

Twitter is launching a crowd-sourced fact-checking feature called Birdwatch.

It's their new effort to fight disinformation on the platform, and it feels a lot like Reddit and Wikipedia.https://t.co/jiIOiI14ML

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) January 25, 2021

Idea: @birdwatch, but for tweets that are just really bad

— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) January 25, 2021

The site is basically a shell at the moment. You can sign up here. https://t.co/9ieDGfM26h

— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) January 25, 2021

Twitter's new user-generated fact-checking portal, Birdwatch, is a pretty substantial step for the company.

Its creators spent a lot of time trying to stop it from becoming weapon in the information war, which we outline in this story.

Will it work?https://t.co/jiIOiI14ML

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) January 25, 2021

Twitter is piloting a new program allowing users to add notes to tweets they believe are misleading -- including tweets from media outlets https://t.co/7u2fU9Gr2q

— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) January 25, 2021

Fascinated by how fast social platforms are adopting a jury-by-peer model of adjudication to fight the reach of mis- and disinformation.

This trend seems to be taking over faster than stories proliferated! ⚡

See also: @OversightBoard, Parler

/cc @mmasnick #Section230 https://t.co/X51EiP7NUq

— Chris Messina (@chrismessina) January 22, 2021

Crowd sourced and the barrier to entry is just phone and email verification? This is a disaster awaiting to happen - just going to be a race to see which clique can disarm their enemies the fastest, in every niche. https://t.co/kyCo2S7Dra

— Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) January 25, 2021

I have MANY concerns with Birdwatch.

Unlike Wikipedia, Twitter is not one cohesive community, and users are not dedicated to a common purpose of sharing knowledge.

Imagine the harassment and disinfo you already see in replies and QTs, but transposed to a “fact check” context! https://t.co/dNDymD6HVE

— Tiffany C. Li (@tiffanycli) January 25, 2021

But of course apparently moderation is.....a US only problem? ? pic.twitter.com/fPNldB6KIZ

— Owen Williams ⚡ (@ow) January 25, 2021

I’m very excited about the potential for decentralized moderation on Twitter, as a means to increase scale, speed and trust around important problems like Misleading Info. @Birdwatch is our first start— a community-driven approach to addressing misleading information. More ?? https://t.co/7aqbJAsQzv

— Kayvon Beykpour (@kayvz) January 25, 2021

Twitter is about to become a little more like reddit and Wikipedia, turning to users to add context to misleading tweets in a new pilot project known as Birdwatch: https://t.co/2KsG1JC26v

— Brian Fung (@b_fung) January 25, 2021

Twitter's new move against misinformation is called Birdwatch https://t.co/OFCDDL3W76

— FutureShift (@futureshift) January 25, 2021

Twitter launches crowdsourced fact-checking portal 'Birdwatch' https://t.co/SeCF84W62A via @Mashable

— Stuart Cosgrove (@Detroit67Book) January 25, 2021

Twitter launches crowdsourced fact-checking portal 'Birdwatch' https://t.co/42fPnC5gQA

— FutureShift (@futureshift) January 25, 2021

Twitter has announced a new feature, called Birdwatch, aimed at combating misinformation and disinformation with a "community-driven approach" that allows users to add context to tweets they believe are misleading.https://t.co/CsYtUmC563

— Axios (@axios) January 25, 2021

Twitter’s Birdwatch fights misinformation with community notes https://t.co/OBV5jM5deK #twitter #socialmedia

— Tweepsmap (@tweepsmap) January 25, 2021

Librarians: Start your engines. #Twitter #misinformation https://t.co/X2rQDKgcbG

— Kelly Ann Librarian ? (@kellywellread) January 25, 2021

Twitter launches Birdwatch, a fact-checking program intended to fight misinformation https://t.co/CLMjF50DSd via @Verge

— Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs) January 25, 2021

Hard to know if this might work or have any impact in the cesspool. But it's interesting nonetheless.

Twitter launches Birdwatch, a fact-checking program intended to fight misinformationhttps://t.co/YCERpXReN0

— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) January 25, 2021

Twitter launches Birdwatch, a fact-checking program intended to fight misinformation https://t.co/gDgje8I0bf pic.twitter.com/GZUDTAVVUZ

— The Verge (@verge) January 25, 2021

I fail to see how having a "community-approach" to censure is so much better than a corporate approach. https://t.co/bHwy6ElPbQ Majoritarian limits on free speech are nothing new. Indeed, that is the point of free speech protections. You do not need to protect popular speech.

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) January 25, 2021

Twitter、誤解を招く情報に対抗する「コミュニティ主導型アプローチ」の「バードウォッチ」を発表。
「バードウォッチ」では、他のユーザーのために「文脈を追加する」を加え、ユーザーが偽物だと考えているツイートにメモを追加することができるようになるとか。

❶ つづくhttps://t.co/87h53etPFM

— Ayaka N. Gardner ??【 PRESIDENT TRUMP MAGA??】 (@ayakagardner) January 25, 2021

So Twitter is going to let it's userbase that is overwhelmingly libs be the arbiter of what is misinformation. This will surely end well.https://t.co/5TitEp8sFS pic.twitter.com/4kfnr2ojoH

— Watchdog (@LibWatchdog) January 25, 2021

Snitches get stitches ?

Twitter unveils 'Birdwatch,' a 'community-driven approach' to combat misleading informationhttps://t.co/tJsZQzchRQ

— Lys, Sexy Catapulter 1 (@syl_capulet1) January 25, 2021

Twitter unveils 'Birdwatch,' a 'community-driven approach' to combat misleading information | Fox News https://t.co/W5qCefBlxz

— EndGameWW3 (@EndGameWW3) January 25, 2021

We needed this for so long. Welcome news!

Twitter launches 'Birdwatch,' a forum to combat misinformation https://t.co/cesQzdAU9o via @nbcnews

— Christopher ?? Proud Dem (@cwebbonline) January 25, 2021

lol this is going to get me banned forever https://t.co/oDRGdI0naa

— chris8365001276 (@MrTooDamnChris) January 25, 2021

Twitter launches Orwellian "#Birdwatch" program where your peers, in partnership with Twitter, decide what reality is. If you engage in wrongthink they don't agree with, you get downvoted & labeled. The social credit system in the West isn't going away.https://t.co/Lw8VTwPvcW

— D. S. Nelson (@process_x) January 25, 2021

New and potentially cool:

Twitter is launching ‘Birdwatch,’ a Wikipedia-ish moderation forum to combat misinformation. I have some concerns about the safety of contributors, but it's got promise! https://t.co/WkhxzpWjlB

— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) January 25, 2021

So @BrandyZadrozny and I got a peek under the hood of Twitter's new crowdsourced fact-checking forum. Some quick takeaways:

1 - They're trying to recapture the magic of Wikipedia, where a community emerged and protected the integrity of the site.https://t.co/jiIOiI14ML

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) January 25, 2021

Twitter launches 'Birdwatch,' a forum to combat misinformation — with your help https://t.co/IREHTUmcaf

— Dave Agar (@dave1agar) January 25, 2021

‘Twitter launches 'Birdwatch,' a forum to combat misinformation’

“Birdwatch allows people to identify information in Tweets they believe is misleading or false, and write notes that provide informative context.” https://t.co/LsULIMBqLD

— SweetDee - Back on the main, Bitches - Sez (@sweetdeesez) January 25, 2021

#Twitter launches 'Birdwatch,' a forum to combat misinformation https://t.co/53CfW7Ly0J #fakenews #birdwatch pic.twitter.com/UkI5qiFuMa

— Evan Kirstel (@EvanKirstel) January 25, 2021

Twitter has spent a year experimenting and re-thinking its attitude to misinforming content and while we'll see whether any of it works I'm just grateful for its leadership and ambition https://t.co/sLFafZT7lK

— Alexios (@Mantzarlis) January 25, 2021

.@twitter, for as much crap as we give them, is at least *trying* to make some strides to take on disinfo and hate on their platform.

Interested to see how this works, but would suspect that, like everything, it will be destroyed by brigades of trolls. https://t.co/dFV9oHiw4p

— Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) January 25, 2021

Twitter launches 'Birdwatch,' a forum to combat misinformation https://t.co/BXt9hGDh4i

— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) January 25, 2021

The big thing I'm worried about with Birdwatch? Brigading.

Say one extremist forum REALLY hates one true tweet by a specific user. They all sign up en masse and drown out good info.

As this rolls out to more people, I didn't see defense against that.https://t.co/jiIOiI14ML

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) January 25, 2021

Twitter launches 'Birdwatch,' [aka Twats] a forum to combat misinformation — with your help https://t.co/dIuFWENRyO via @nbcnews

— CatoTheYounger (@catoletters) January 25, 2021

NBC News: Twitter launches 'Birdwatch,' a forum to combat misinformation.https://t.co/2nhyBsDoPp

via @GoogleNews

— Agolf Twitler Slayer (@bblock29) January 25, 2021

Twitter launches Birdwatch, a fact-checking program intended to fight misinformation https://t.co/5VBoo8shgq pic.twitter.com/oKxL9Hlgtz

— The Verge (@verge) January 26, 2021

NEW: @twitter unveils #Birdwatch: a 'community-driven approach' to combat misleading informationhttps://t.co/P0hKnZM30y

— Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) January 25, 2021

ANOTHER idea brought to you by twitter's refusal to pay human moderators. https://t.co/sM4ob7hJwT

— Liana (censored) Kerzner (@redlianak) January 26, 2021

Long term, Twitter wants to take the labeling of harmful lies out of the mouth of a faceless team at the company and give it to the community.

It could work. It's just going to take a ton of work setting up the infrastructure for a trustworthy community.https://t.co/jiIOiI14ML

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) January 25, 2021

Twitter’s attempt to combat disinformation is a new feature in the drop down menu. #Birdwatch https://t.co/26wlGclA56

— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) January 25, 2021

“Birdwatch allows people to identify information in Tweets they believe is misleading or false, and write notes that provide informative context” https://t.co/nVcXWRICtq via @nbcnews

— Fabio Chiusi (@fabiochiusi) January 25, 2021

Cunningham’s Law, made industrial strength. https://t.co/63DhObwjk0

— Grady Booch (@Grady_Booch) January 26, 2021

Twitter startet crowdbasierte Factchecking-Plattform Birdwatch. https://t.co/7Qmw9RQMdz

— kpunktnull (@kpunktnull) January 26, 2021

While creative solutions are a great thing, I'm not sure if what looks like a libertarian approach to harmful speech will succeed as is. It may work with calibrated change though. It's great to see that it's going to be possible to audit the labelling. https://t.co/yxPdCUk8gt

— Chinmayi Arun (@chinmayiarun) January 26, 2021

"Twitter unveiled a feature Monday meant to bolster its efforts to combat misinformation and disinformation by tapping users in a fashion similar to Wikipedia to flag potentially misleading tweets." https://t.co/UHaXId6TN1

Worth a try.

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) January 26, 2021

This is going to have multiple pathologies. I've been online in the internet since the 90s: the best case is an orthodoxy that bans non-orthodox positions. Other failure cases are worse.https://t.co/FUQnezYaGA

— Ian Welsh (@iwelsh) January 26, 2021

So, @Twitter launches #Birdwatch, an initiative to combat 'misleading information' on their platform.

Here @Jack, let me help you. Start with @khamenei_ir!https://t.co/Ta0Y9pqTqq

— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) January 26, 2021

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— SmartSassyLady (@SaneSophisticat) January 25, 2021