However, X's crowdsourcing moderation efforts have faced criticism, with some calling Community Notes "lackluster" in combating misinformation. There are also concerns that user-submitted fact-checks can amplify misinformation. Community Notes are rated for accuracy by other users, and if rated as helpful by enough users, they appear directly on the post. If deemed unhelpful, they disappear. After two weeks, a Community Note’s status is locked. The platform, owned by Elon Musk, launched the Community Notes feature widely last year after firing employees in charge of moderation and content quality.
Key takeaways:
- X, formerly known as Twitter, has updated its Community Notes feature to automatically tag videos and populate notes onto any matching videos.
- A select group of Community Notes power users, known as “Top Writers”, can now submit added context to potentially misleading video content.
- Critics have called Community Notes “lackluster” in combating misinformation, and user-submitted fact-checks can often amplify misinformation.
- After firing employees in charge of moderation and content quality, the Musk-owned platform launched the Community Notes feature widely and plans to expand it to more countries with "global visibility" soon.