Re: Twitter Birdwatch: user annotation for credibility, truth, etc.

this will wind up as a fight between the lablers of the left and the right.
would it not be better to ask users to post to a trusted source instead?
Peace ..tom


On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 5:38 PM Bob Wyman <bob@wyman.us> wrote:

> Today, Twitter launched Birdwatch <https://twitter.github.io/birdwatch/> a
> system which, I think, should be relevant to the work of this group:
>
> "Birdwatch allows people to identify information in Tweets they believe is
>> misleading and write notes that provide informative context. We believe
>> this approach has the potential to respond quickly when misleading
>> information spreads, adding context that people trust and find valuable.
>> Eventually we aim to make notes visible directly on Tweets for the global
>> Twitter audience, when there is consensus from a broad and diverse set of
>> contributors." Keith Coleman, Twitter Vice President of Product in "Introducing
>> Birdwatch, a community-based approach to misinformation
>> <https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2021/introducing-birdwatch-a-community-based-approach-to-misinformation.html>
>> ."
>
>
> Has anyone had a chance to review Birdwatch? What do you think?
>
> Useful links:
>
>    - Birdwatch Guide on GitHub <https://twitter.github.io/birdwatch/>
>    - Birdwatch on Twitter <https://twitter.com/i/birdwatch> (signup to
>    trial, see recent annotated tweets, etc.)
>    - Birdwatch Announcement
>    <https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2021/introducing-birdwatch-a-community-based-approach-to-misinformation.html>
>
>  bob wyman
>
>