Discourse – Wikipedia for Sensitive Topics
We just launched our open beta of Discourse and would love feedback. We’re a group of professionals from across technology & journalism who all have a shared experience working with sensitive topics and misinformation online. We built Discourse as a way to fill a gap we continued to see in our day jobs: a trustworthy and simple way to understand challenging topics. Discourse is unique in that it (a) combines multiple viewpoints into one place and (b) allows for Wiki-style crowd suggestions. While other sources try to be 'fair and balanced' off the bat, our belief is that it takes time,…
Discourse – Wikipedia for Sensitive Topics launched on October 30, 2023 with 30 votes, #1,298 of 4,393 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
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Discourse is a platform for exploring sensitive and complex topics by gathering multiple viewpoints in one place. Built by professionals from technology and journalism, it allows users to understand challenging subjects like artificial intelligence, geopolitical conflicts, and climate change through crowdsourced perspectives. The platform combines different viewpoints with wiki-style editing, aiming to develop balanced understanding through iterative feedback rather than presenting artificial balance from the start.
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We just launched our open beta of Discourse and would love feedback. We’re a group of professionals from across technology & journalism who all have a shared experience working with sensitive topics and misinformation online. We built Discourse as a way to fill a gap we continued to see in our day jobs: a trustworthy…
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