{"id":445962,"date":"2022-05-12T20:28:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T17:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nina-jankowicz-says-verified-twitter-users-should-edit-tweets\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T20:28:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T17:28:18","slug":"nina-jankowicz-says-verified-twitter-users-should-edit-tweets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nina-jankowicz-says-verified-twitter-users-should-edit-tweets\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nina Jankowicz says verified Twitter users should &#8216;edit&#8217; tweets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29ec2eb1ffb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29ec2eb1ffb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nina-jankowicz-says-verified-twitter-users-should-edit-tweets\/#%E2%80%9CNina_Jankowicz_says_verified_Twitter_users_should_%E2%80%98edit_tweets%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Nina Jankowicz says verified Twitter users should &#8216;edit&#8217; tweets&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNina_Jankowicz_says_verified_Twitter_users_should_%E2%80%98edit_tweets%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Nina Jankowicz says verified Twitter users should &#8216;edit&#8217; tweets&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The \u201cdisinformation expert\u201d t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed by President Biden to head a new US agency division that critics have likened to an Orwellian \u201cMinistry of Truth\u201d says that \u201cverified\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> users should be able to edit other users\u2019 tweets if they believe they are misleading.<\/p>\n<p>Nina Jankowicz \u2014 whose appointment as director of the new Disinformation Governance Board in the Department of Homeland Security has stoked concerns about government censorship \u2014 told participants in a recent Zoom chat that she is \u201cverified\u201d by Twitter before adding that \u201cthere are a lot of people who shouldn\u2019t be verified, who aren\u2019t legit\u201d because \u201cthey\u2019re not trustworthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then adds: \u201cVerified people can essentially start to \u2018edit\u2019 Twitter [in] the same sort of way that Wikipedia is so they can add context to certain tweets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jankowicz then offered up a hypothetical.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf President [Donald] Trump were still on Twitter and tweeted a claim about voter fraud, someone could add context from one of the 60 lawsuits that went through the court or something that an election official said\u2026so that people have a fuller picture rather than just an individual claim on a tweet,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden&#8217;s &#8220;Ministry of Truth&#8221; director says she wants &#8220;verified people&#8221; like her to be able to edit people&#8217;s tweets so they can &#8220;add context to certain tweets&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KgMxUn3Hs6\">pic.twitter.com\/KgMxUn3Hs6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1524422163725434881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Twitter\u2019s verification feature, in which verified users receive a \u201cblue check\u201d next to their Twitter handles, was introduced more than a decade ago as a means to indicate that an account holder is \u201cauthentic, notable, and active.\u201d It is aimed at helping users identify celebrities and public figures while distinguishing them from imposters or parody accounts.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear when the Zoom conversation \u2014 video of which was posted on Twitter by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1524422163725434881\">The Post Millennial<\/a>, a Canada-based <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> outlet \u2014 took place.<\/p>\n<p>The Disinformation Governance Board \u2014 likened by Republicans and also some left-wing and libertarian critics to an Orwellian \u201cMinistry of Truth\u201d \u2014 was announced last month shortly after billionaire Elon Musk\u00a0reached a deal to buy Twitter\u00a0to implement pro-free speech and anti-censorship reforms.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"692\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nina-jankowicz-2.jpg?w=692\" alt=\"Republicans have slammed the idea of a government agency devoted to &quot;disinformation&quot; as &quot;un-American.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-22242017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nina-jankowicz-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1384 1384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nina-jankowicz-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1038 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nina-jankowicz-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=692 692w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nina-jankowicz-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=346 346w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nina-jankowicz-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\"\/><figcaption>Republicans have slammed the idea of a government agency devoted to \u201cdisinformation\u201d as \u201cun-American.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">wiczipedia\/TikTok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jankowicz\u2019s own misleading comments about freedom of speech and disinformation have surfaced since she was tapped to head the controversial new body within DHS.<\/p>\n<p>She posted tweets promoting the debunked claim that Trump had ties to a Kremlin-linked bank. Trump was accused of colluding with Russia during his 2016 campaign against the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>Jankowicz tweeted about the purported\u00a0link on Nov. 1, 2016, one day after the connection was explored in a piece on the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/news_and_politics\/cover_story\/2016\/10\/was_a_server_registered_to_the_trump_organization_communicating_with_russia.html\">left-wing website Slate<\/a>. Her post was initially uncovered by the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/biden-disinfo-chief-nina-jankowicz-pushed-trump-russia-collusion-claims\">Washington Examiner<\/a>.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nina-jankowicz-3.jpg?w=791\" alt=\"Jankowicz has posted tweets promoting debunked claims of Donald Trump's alleged ties to the Kremlin.\" class=\"wp-image-22242013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nina-jankowicz-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1582 1582w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nina-jankowicz-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1187 1186w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nina-jankowicz-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=791 791w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nina-jankowicz-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=396 395w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/nina-jankowicz-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\"\/><figcaption>Jankowicz has posted tweets promoting debunked claims of Donald Trump\u2019s alleged ties to the Kremlin.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">wiczipedia\/Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The allegations of Trump\u2019s links to Russia, which were raised by Clinton\u2019s campaign, is now the subject of a probe by John Durham, the special counsel who was appointed by previous Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Bill Barr.<\/p>\n<p>Jankowicz also cast doubt on The Post\u2019s reporting on documents from Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop. The\u00a0New York Times\u00a0and\u00a0Washington Post\u00a0recently acknowledged their belated verification of emails from the cache.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans\u00a0want to disband the Disinformation Governance Board, which they call \u201can un-American abuse of power.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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