ADCrowdsourcing models are as old as the Internet itself and are most commonly associated with services such as Wikipedia, Quora and Reddit. Each of these services has a model in which community members and administrators debate content and arrive at a conclusion, with the platform taking a limited curation and policing role. While Wikipedia’s crowdsourced model is viewed as having been very effective, Reddit has struggled. The Birdwatch interface may slightly change the look of Twitter, but it draws from a long-standing approach. Experts have also pointed out that the flurry and pace of labeling, fact-checking and other enforcements are unsustainable for smaller services like Twitter.

Source: Washington Post January 25, 2021 21:30 UTC