How to score Twitter’s coveted blue checkmark

How to score Twitter’s coveted blue checkmark

Post Views: 298 This isn’t exactly new: the social media site debuted its verification program back in 2009, aiming to provide a seal of quality for high-profile accounts that would make it easier for users to tell them apart from impersonators and parodies. But the platform sparked confusion by unilaterally granting blue badges to any…

Polite warnings are surprisingly good at reducing hate speech on social media

Polite warnings are surprisingly good at reducing hate speech on social media

Post Views: 267 Researchers from NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics had an idea: What if you tracked the followers of accounts that were banned for hate speech, and sent these followers (who also used hate speech in their tweets) a warning about their bad behaviors? Would these users be pressured into changing what…

Twitter’s fledgling misinformation tool is adding aliases

Twitter’s fledgling misinformation tool is adding aliases

Post Views: 269 If you haven’t heard of Birdwatch before, here’s what you missed: Twitter started the program around the beginning of this year, with the goal of allowing users to collaboratively fact-check tweets and combat misinformation by flagging misleading posts and providing notes to give more context. In a thread, the Birdwatch account noted…

Twitter’s new policy aims to protect private individuals in photos

Twitter’s new policy aims to protect private individuals in photos

Post Views: 295 In response to “growing concerns” about how media is being shared on Twitter, the company said Tuesday that it was expanding its privacy protections to include images and videos of people posted without their consent. This means that Twitter will now consider removing media featuring private individuals, defined as people who do…

It’s time to purge the worst people in your social media feeds

It’s time to purge the worst people in your social media feeds

Post Views: 233 Instagram has a way for you to see who you’ve interacted with least often: Tap your profile button (bottom right), then Following, and Least Interacted With. You’ll see the people you don’t often chat with or whose photos you rarely like and comment on. Simply tap Following to sever your Instagram connection…