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Twitter's Birdwatch announcement
https://www.king5.com/mobile/article/news/nation-world/twitter-launches-crowd-sourced-fact-checking-project/507-eb1a03a9-84a0-4b14-873f-fa60794cf0dcSnip>
Twitter said it wants both experts and non-experts to write Birdwatch notes. It cited Wikipedia as a site that thrives with non-expert contributions.
Social media bans don't violate First Amendment
Author: BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer
Published: 2:29 AM PST January 26, 2021
Updated: 2:29 AM PST January 26, 2021
WASHINGTON — Twitter is enlisting its users to help combat misinformation on its service by flagging and notating misleading and false tweets.
The pilot program unveiled Monday, called Birdwatch, allows a preselected group of users — for now, only in the U.S. — who sign up through Twitter. Those who want to sign up must have a U.S.-based phone carrier, verified email and phone number, and no recent Twitter rule violations.
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Link to tweet
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