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COVID misinfo is the biggest challenge for Twitter’s Birdwatch program, data shows

October 10, 2022

Via: The Verge

As of October 6th, Twitter’s Birdwatch community moderation program has been expanded to all US users.

It’s a big step for Birdwatch, which was officially launched in beta in January 2021, and marks a step up for the platform’s efforts to reduce the spread of misinformation on the platform. But as the scheme expands, data reviewed by The Verge suggests that the most common topics being fact-checked are already covered by Twitter’s misinformation policies, raising new questions as to the overall impact of the program.

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