Community Notes (@CommunityNotes) is arguably the best feature Twitter has ever produced.
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For years the mainstream press could knowingly write bogus articles that would rack up tens of millions of views, with the goal of pushing a false narrative out to the world.
They knew that once the article hit the zeitgeist, the narrative would be set in stone. The damage was done. They could then quietly stealth edit the article or post a small retraction knowing full & well that the mission had been accomplished and no one would see the correction.
This tactic was used to great affect for years and led to some of the now infamous hoaxes (Russiagate, Russian Bounties, pee tape, & many more)
With @CommunityNotes this is now no longer possible. Liars such as @GlennKesslerWP & @mehdirhasan have recently tried their usual tactics only to get noted and then ratio’d into oblivion.
The truth is once again able to thrive on this platform. For those who care about the truth and willing to work for it, I would highly recommend contributing to community notes in whatever way you can.
It is a vital tool to maintain a healthy and honest digital town square.
Another example of @CommunityNotes ftw
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