Twitter Users in the US Will Start Seeing Birdwatch Notes

The social network started the pilot program in January 2021 to flag potentially misleading information in tweets

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Notes from Twitter’s Birdwatch pilot program will now be visible to everyone in the U.S. for the first time.

The social network started up the Birdwatch program in January 2021, inviting contributors to flag potentially misleading information in tweets and write notes providing context.

Twitter said Thursday that users in the U.S. may begin seeing some tweets accompanied by notes containing relevant information about that tweet that was rated as “Helpful” by Birdwatch contributors, adding that most of those notes will provide additional sources for people who want to dive deeper into the subject matter.

Users will also be able to rate the notes they see in order to help Twitter

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