Nitter Might Be No More, but Twitter Is Back (Sort Of)
Operation Bluebird says Twitter.now uses trust scores and user filters, while early access costs $20 as X seeks to block the launch.
- Startup Operation Bluebird launched Twitter.now, a new social network designed to provide trust signals and context for user feeds, challenging the trademark claims of Corp.
- Corp, the company, sued the startup in Delaware last December to stop the platform's launch; Operation Bluebird maintains the organization abandoned "Twitter" and "Tweet" trademarks.
- The platform employs VERA, an AI system, to verify claims and assign trust scores, enabling users to filter content by setting their preferred trust score threshold.
- Early access to the testing site currently costs $20, while the startup navigates moderation challenges similar to those facing competing platform Bluesky.
- Founding team member Stephen Coates said the service avoids "opaque algorithm" control, positioning Twitter.now as an alternative to the original platform before Elon Musk acquired it.
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Nitter might be no more, but Twitter is back (sort of)
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There's a New Twitter in the Hood, and It Doesn’t Come from Elon Musk
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