The new Community Notes feature on Twitter is giving a chance to users to withdraw retweets for false information. This will help prevent the rapid spread of misinformation on the social media platform.
Twitter is always trying to provide its users with as much information as possible, so it’s no surprise that the company is adding Community Notes to its notifications system. This will help give people extra context that they might otherwise miss, which can be especially useful for things like news stories.
Starting today, you’ll get a heads up if a Community Note starts showing on a Tweet you’ve replied to, Liked or Retweeted. This helps give people extra context that they might otherwise miss. pic.twitter.com/LIcGgl2zdJ
— Community Notes (@CommunityNotes) February 21, 2023
Starting today, Community Notes will show up on Tweets you reply to, like or retweet. This helps give people more context about the content they’re seeing and makes conversation between followers easier. Whether you’re a part of a large community or just talking with friends, these notes can add an extra layer of flavor to your social media Bristol.
In February of 2023, Community Notes was created as a way to keep community members informed and connected. By providing interesting and timely information, we hope to make our residents feel appreciated and supported.
Twitter has been aggressively promoting its algorithmic feed for a while now. This means that any tweets from Community Notes contributors have a slightly increased chance of being seen by others, as the algorithm tries to surface interesting content. However, this push has come with some consequences- namely, if someone’s context can debunk the original view shared in a tweet, they may remove their likes or re-tweets. In many ways then, Twitter is like a public forum where people can share their opinions and perspectives; it’s only natural that these views will be countered from time to time.
After being renamed “Community Notes” by Twitter’s founder and CEO, Elon Musk, the program was criticized for being too boring. However, it has since been introduced to users in other countries and is currently popular.
Twitter’s Community Notes program is still missing a global context, as the notes from contributors based in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand are not shared with users in other countries. This omission may be due to Twitter’s focus on expanding its service globally.
Changes made to the algorithm by Musk & Co. are having a positive impact on the quality of contributions and the stability of the impact score. These changes are making it easier for contributors to be noticed and improving the overall quality of content submitted to Knowledge Base.
Given the layoffs, Twitter’s reliance on algorithms and crowdsourcing for content moderation has increased rapidly, to the point where it may be struggling to keep up with the increase in hate speech and misinformation. This burden could further increase as Twitter has shut off free API access to researchers, who contributed a lot to identifying hate speech and misinformation on the platform.
