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Jack Dorsey resigns as CEO of Twitter

In his resignation letter, Dorsey said being a founder-led company is 'severely limiting and a single point of failure.'

November 29, 2021

Tom Jones

A growing group of journalists has cut back on Twitter, or abandoned it entirely

Journalists view Twitter as a valuable platform for finding and sharing information, but many say they wish they used it less.

November 16, 2021

Mark Lieberman

Twitter finally turns to the experts on fact-checking

After months of trying everything else, Twitter announced a partnership with The Associated Press and Reuters to fight misinformation

August 5, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Here are Twitter’s most prolific citizen fact-checkers

Twitter’s crowdsourced fact-checking platform Birdwatch is improving. Meet the non-journalists fighting misinformation on it.

July 15, 2021

Alex Mahadevan

Nigeria banned Twitter one month ago. Here’s how it’s impacting fact-checkers

Dubawa says engagement on Twitter has slowed, but other platforms have picked up the slack

July 7, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Factually: Tech CEOs (again) asked to explain themselves

This is the Mar. 25, 2021 edition of Factually. Debate still swirls about the best way to regulate disinformation

March 25, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Factually: Twitter, your Birdwatch has problems

This is the Feb. 18, 2021 edition of Factually. More than half of the content in Birdwatch does not include a single source.

February 18, 2021

Alex Mahadevan

Analysis: Twitter’s crowdsourced fact-checking experiment reveals problems

A Poynter analysis found that less than half of Birdwatch users include sources and many fact-checking notes contain partisan rhetoric.

February 18, 2021

Alex Mahadevan

IFCN Talks #1: ‘Fact-checkers shouldn’t be shields for social media platforms,’ researchers say

The first-of-its-kind panel covered issues around social media deplatforming and what role fact-checking can play.

February 8, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Fact-checkers express initial skepticism about Twitter’s ‘Birdwatch’

Some worry about the potential for abuse, while others argue it minimizes their expertise.

February 2, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Twitter permanently suspends President Donald Trump

'After a close review of Tweets ... we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,' the company said.

January 8, 2021

Tom Jones

Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg at a crossroads on their companies’ misinformation policies

IFCN · Dorsey y Zuckerberg van al Senado y adoptan argumentos similares Jack Dorsey and…

November 20, 2020

Laura Weffer

Without methodology or transparency, Facebook and Twitter become the ‘arbiters of the truth’

Naive are those who believe this isn't dangerous

October 15, 2020

Cristina Tardáguila

In the battle over content moderation, transparency seems to be all anyone can agree on

This is the September 10, 2020 edition of Factually

September 10, 2020

Harrison Mantas

Fact-checkers support Twitter labels, but more than that, they want transparency

Most U.S. fact-checkers supported Twitter’s effort to label President Donald Trump’s tweets on mail-in balloting,…

May 29, 2020

Harrison Mantas

Jack Dorsey resigns as CEO of Twitter

A growing group of journalists has cut back on Twitter, or abandoned it entirely

Twitter finally turns to the experts on fact-checking

Here are Twitter’s most prolific citizen fact-checkers

Nigeria banned Twitter one month ago. Here’s how it’s impacting fact-checkers

Factually: Tech CEOs (again) asked to explain themselves

Factually: Twitter, your Birdwatch has problems

Analysis: Twitter’s crowdsourced fact-checking experiment reveals problems

IFCN Talks #1: ‘Fact-checkers shouldn’t be shields for social media platforms,’ researchers say

Fact-checkers express initial skepticism about Twitter’s ‘Birdwatch’

Twitter permanently suspends President Donald Trump

Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg at a crossroads on their companies’ misinformation policies

Without methodology or transparency, Facebook and Twitter become the ‘arbiters of the truth’

In the battle over content moderation, transparency seems to be all anyone can agree on

Fact-checkers support Twitter labels, but more than that, they want transparency

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