With the gutting of content moderation initiatives at X, accounts with blue checks are disseminating debunked claims and gaining more followers.
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Wed. Dec 20, 2023
With the gutting of content moderation initiatives at X, accounts with blue checks, once a sign of authenticity, are disseminating debunked claims and gaining more followers. Community Notes, X’s fact-checking system, hasn’t scaled sufficiently.
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