verification

The Tickpocalypse is upon us

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

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

Social media verification: still a crapshoot

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

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

Defining the real forms of Fake News

WikiLeaks Task Force doxing concerns: is Twitter verification making you a target?

You're only a journalist if Twitter and Facebook say so.

The social media platforms decide if we are journalists or not. How… odd.