BRIEF-Twitter Says Introducing Birdwatch, A Community-Based Approach To Misinformation

Twitter Inc: * TWITTER INC SAYS IT IS INTRODUCING BIRDWATCH, A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO MISINFORMATION

* TWITTER INC SAYS BIRDWATCH ALLOWS PEOPLE TO IDENTIFY INFORMATION IN TWEETS THEY BELIEVE IS MISLEADING AND WRITE NOTES THAT PROVIDE INFORMATIVE CONTEXT * TWITTER INC SAYS IN FIRST PHASE OF THE PILOT, NOTES WILL ONLY BE VISIBLE ON A SEPARATE BIRDWATCH SITE

* TWITTER INC SAYS NOTES VISIBLE ON A SEPARATE BIRDWATCH SITE WILL NOT HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE WAY PEOPLE SEE TWEETS OR OUR SYSTEM RECOMMENDATIONS * TWITTER INC SAYS ALL DATA CONTRIBUTED TO BIRDWATCH, A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO MISINFORMATION, WILL BE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, DOWNLOADABLE

* TWITTER INC SAYS AS IT DEVELOPS ALGORITHMS THAT POWER BIRDWATCH, AIM TO PUBLISH THAT CODE PUBLICLY IN THE BIRDWATCH GUIDE Source text: (https://bit.ly/3iKdpdz) Further company coverage: