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Thought Police: Twitter to Expand ‘Birdwatch’ Crowdsourced Debunking System to 50% of U.S. Users
Breitbart ^ | 9 Sep 2022 | LUCAS NOLAN

Posted on 09/11/2022 4:54:35 PM PDT by conservative98

Twitter is expanding Birdwatch, its crowdsourced “misinformation” debunking tool, to 50 percent of all U.S. Twitter users.

Gizmodo reports that Twitter is expanding Birdwatch, its community-powered “misinformation” debunking service that it “for the people, by the people.” The service will now be expanded as Twitter prepares to include 50 percent of all U.S. users in the service, meaning that in the coming days it is likely that you will see notes added to tweets in your timeline written by Birdwatch contributors providing additional information or context.

Beginning this week, Twitter will accept 1,000 new contributors per week to Birdwatch adding to the roughly 15,000 users already taking part in the feature. Contributors’ work will be more visible on the timelines, with Twitter aiming to roll out the features to 50 percent of all U.S. users.

Birdwatch was launched as a pilot product in 2021 and billed as a community approach to reduce what it considers “misinformation” across Twitter. Contributors, who remain anonymous, are able to add notes that appear below tweets or link to outside sources.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: birdwatch; breitbart; creepstate; deepstate; dissent; elonmusk; freespeech; internet; lucasnolan; musk; policestate; singlepartystate; socialmedia; truthsocial; twitter

1 posted on 09/11/2022 4:54:35 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Why is ANYONE on Twitter!?
F them.


2 posted on 09/11/2022 4:56:09 PM PDT by bantam
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To: conservative98

What the hell business is it of theirs who’s telling the truth and who’s lying or just wrong. Let the people decide! I thought they were “defending democracy”. Haven’t they read JS Mills on Liberty?


3 posted on 09/11/2022 4:56:32 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (All Hail the MAGA King, beloved of Ultra MAGAs and Deplorables! )
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To: Eleutheria5

So the truth is now defined as what 50% + 1 of the Twitter users believes to be true?


4 posted on 09/11/2022 4:59:46 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: conservative98

This is another reason Trump will not go back to Twitter even if they ask him to after a Musk purchase.


5 posted on 09/11/2022 5:00:05 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98; SmokingJoe

Attn Smoking Joe


6 posted on 09/11/2022 5:05:08 PM PDT by A strike (LGBFJRoberts)
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To: conservative98

The “Birdwatchers” will qualify all statements with, “I think what our client was trying to say at this time is, that he has transcended the Twitter experience, and...”


7 posted on 09/11/2022 5:28:40 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: conservative98

Everyone should give their logins to kiwifarms


8 posted on 09/11/2022 5:32:23 PM PDT by dila813
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To: dila813

Kiwifarms got shut down, right?

I just really learned about them after the fact. I must say I am intrigued.


9 posted on 09/11/2022 6:00:58 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: conservative98

debunked by an adult child whose only real life hands on experience involved a computer screen and their pants down and doesn’t know which bathroom to use!


10 posted on 09/11/2022 6:12:02 PM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: conservative98

Misinformation: That which I do not like to hear and do not want anyone else to hear.


11 posted on 09/11/2022 6:23:12 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew (My aim in life is to be a "headquarters-looking type.")
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To: conservative98
So Bots will be answering other Bots? Where will it end?......... Where will it end?......... Where will it end?......... Where will it end?......... Where will it end?......... Where will it end?.........

Sorry my Bots got stuck.......

12 posted on 09/11/2022 6:45:11 PM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: FreedomPoster

Yes, they need a new home, they can find it on twitter


13 posted on 09/11/2022 7:49:57 PM PDT by dila813
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To: dila813

I really hope you’re kidding.


14 posted on 09/11/2022 8:10:23 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster

of course, I don’t have a twitter account


15 posted on 09/11/2022 8:13:05 PM PDT by dila813
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To: All

Debunking tool?

More like RE-bunking tools.


16 posted on 09/11/2022 8:19:37 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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