verification
The Tickpocalypse is upon us Paid Members Public
Musk’s long threatened bonfire of the blue ticks is nearly here. And it could change the relationship between journalists and Twitter forever. Plus, some great weekend reads.
How two guys trolled reporters outside Twitter Paid Members Public
In the rush to cover “breaking news” live at Twitter, journalists fell for a fairly simple hoax.
Messy verification process leave blue ticks open to abuse Paid Members Public
Social media account verification continues to suck. Surprise. Taylor Lorenz [https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/06/instagram-and-twitter-should-eliminate-verification/592351/?utm_campaign=Big Revolution&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue newsletter]: > All this has led to a glut of mid-tier celebrities, sports stars, and moderately known people
Social media verification: still a crapshoot Paid Members Public
The opaque and unpredictable routes to verified status on social media, make it a desirable status symbol, and a distorting influence on social interactions
The dark underbelly of paid Wikipedia editing Paid Members Public
Wikipedia's growing role as a verification source has made it more lucrative for paid editors.
Fake News - and how to fix it: a journalism debate at City University, London Paid Members Public
Liveblogged notes from the “Fake News” event at City University, co-organised by The Media Society and the Student Publication Association. Prone to error, inaccuracy, horrible typos and screaming crimes against grammar and syntax. Post will be improved over the next 48 hours. Jonathan Hewett, our chair, isn’t keen on
Defining the real forms of Fake News Paid Members Public
The lovely, lovely First Draft Coalition [https://firstdraftnews.com] has been doing some excellent work in unpicking the roots of the real “Fake News”, before that phrase got co-opted [https://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2017/02/fake-fake-news.html]. In particular, research director Claire Wardle has expended on work by Elliot
WikiLeaks Task Force doxing concerns: is Twitter verification making you a target? Paid Members Public
Remember when I was amused by Twitter deciding that I’m not a journalist [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2016/11/journalism-social-media-arbitration.html] or in the media? Well, now I’m profoundly glad. Why? Well, this little Tweet from a WikiLeaks-affiliated group went out on Friday: Of course, many, many
