The Community Notes tweet context indicators are now accessible to all users globally as part of Elon Musk’s “Twitter 2.0” reformation plan.
I guess, sort of. Although Twitter claims that additional contributors from other regions will soon be able to contribute notes to tweets. As of right now, only users residing in the US can make Community Notes attached to tweets.
As per Twitter:
Because notes may now be viewed and critiqued by anyone, anywhere. Notes can now be made to be beneficial to people with a variety of viewpoints. View notes that are now trending on Twitter and have received positive reviews here. Don’t worry if you haven’t seen them yet; they’re only now becoming available.
Twitter first introduced Community Notes, formerly known as “Birdwatch,” in January of last year to expand its efforts to stop incorrect information in tweets. As you can see in this illustration, contributors—accredited Twitter users—may give context to tweets that may contain potentially misleading information by using Community Notes.
Users are then made aware of the additional information by the indicator that appears in-stream for tweets with these remarks.
The notion is that by allowing comments on tweets from the Twitter community. Twitter will be able to take a more hands-off approach to moderation as “the people” will decide what is and is not suitable via user-generated comments and not Twitter’s team, as it is at this time.
Say hello to Community Notes 👋 https://t.co/djTlUoe7Bn
— Keith Coleman 🌱😀🙌 (@kcoleman) November 10, 2022
Which Elon Musk, the newly appointed CEO of Twitter, thinks is best for the application.
Musk argues that Community Notes “will have a strong influence on falsehoods” in the app. Since it will let users score the accuracy and authenticity of statements made in tweets using a range of inputs. Theoretically, this should do away with political prejudice, which Musk argues stained Twitter’s earlier moderation efforts.
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Twitter users will be able to weigh in, with individuals who are participating in the same discussions acting as the arbitrators. Now that more contributions and notes are rolling in. As opposed to a judgment made by Twitter’s corporate administration. This will be a more accurate depiction of community opinion and support.
Similar to Reddit‘s upvotes and downvotes. The community can vote on each post to determine how it will be shown in the app. Since Community Notes also incorporates contextual notes. It differs from other note-taking tools and won’t have the same effects on how tweets are shown. However, allowing users to make notes and rate the accuracy of those revisions should help to provide useful insights on contentious comments. Which could help to encourage better understanding and context.
if everything goes according to plan. There is a chance that the tool may be used to showcase political viewpoints and bury opposing ones. And that armies of activists may downvote those viewpoints to lessen their impact.
If a tweet were to state, for example, that “the COVID vaccination is harmful,” groups supporting the message would band together to decide that the tweet is “helpful,” which might lead to it gaining popularity as a trustworthy source of information whether or not the assertion is true.
Community Notes are a great product pic.twitter.com/2eSM2ExG7C
— Ben Golub 🇺🇦 (@ben_golub) December 11, 2022
By using crowdsourcing to find the truth, you run the risk of amplifying or validating people’s beliefs or desires. of which the truth is not always the same. According to what Musk ostensibly suggested, this technique entails some risk and won’t entirely fix the app’s problems with incorrect information and poor messaging. Nevertheless, if enough people participate, it might function as planned.
However, it might be worth a shot. If everything goes as planned, Twitter may eventually give these notes greater weight in tweet rankings to make sure that the best content is amplified more in the app.
We’ll find out as more note contributors are soon onboarded. As all users may now view and vote on the worth of Community Notes in the app.
