Browser Extension Aims to Identify Cryptocurrency Tribalism on Twitter

A new browser extension called "Coinflict of Interest" was recently launched on GitHub and it aims to solve the problem of transparency on Crypto Twitter.

Luke Childs, an open source developer, sought to solve that problem.

On his GitHub page, Childs said that there were lots of people voicing their opinions on Crypto Twitter, but that it was often hard to work out if the content was "Genuinely informative" or had ulterior motives.

Childs described the way he used to approach such biases, saying that the process took a lot of time and was not always applicable.

Once he saw a negative tweet about a certain cryptocurrency, he checked the person's Twitter profile to see if there was any obvious bias.

If Childs found a bias towards any cryptocurrency, but the opinion was negative, he determined the criticism to be valid.

Childs himself noted that this method can be extremely time-consuming.

That's where the Coinflict of Interest browser extension steps in.

According to the extension's official GitHub repository, it helps people get "Quick insights into user biases by injecting the data straight into Twitter." Bias information is displayed inside the user's profile card that pops up when you hover over their avatar and is also displayed under a users bio on their profile.

The extension is by no standards infallible, but it's another tool cryptocurrency enthusiasts can use to better evaluate information.