verification

The Tickpocalypse is upon us 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.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
X (Twitter)
Two trolls carrying boxes.

How two guys trolled reporters outside Twitter Members Public

In the rush to cover “breaking news” live at Twitter, journalists fell for a fairly simple hoax.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
fact-checking

Messy verification process leave blue ticks open to abuse 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

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
social media verification

Social media verification: still a crapshoot 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

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
verification

The dark underbelly of paid Wikipedia editing Members Public

Wikipedia's growing role as a verification source has made it more lucrative for paid editors.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
wikipedia

Fake News - and how to fix it: a journalism debate at City University, London 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 [https://twitter.com/jonhew], our chair,

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
city university

Defining the real forms of Fake News 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

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
claire wardle

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

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
ethics