YouTube is opening up its views on Twitter's community notes to a wider audience

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summary

  • YouTube is testing a new feature that will allow users to add notes to videos to correct false or misleading information.
  • Only invited creators with active channels can participate, and their notes must follow certain guidelines.
  • Publishing notes under videos requires approval from different audience groups, improving accuracy.



Misinformation and fake news have become a major plague on the internet in recent times. The impact was felt during the 2016 election and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, when lies spread quickly and had serious repercussions. This flood of misinformation has led people to have doubts about things, especially vaccines, that are backed by science. To combat this, YouTube announced in June that it was testing a new feature that would allow users to add notes to videos to correct false or misleading information. Now, it seems the platform is rolling out the experiment to a wider audience.

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YouTube's new feature is being tested on an invited group of creators with active and good channels. According to 9to5Google, it is currently only available on mobile devices. Participants can:[メモを追加]You can use the button to add explanatory notes to your video. These notes must follow certain rules, such as including credible sources, being clear and objective, providing context, and staying relevant to the video's content and title.

Notes are only made public if they receive positive reviews from a wide audience. Once they reach that mark of approval, they appear in a small box below the video. YouTube previously said that independent reviewers determine the usefulness of these notes, and that their feedback will help improve the platform's note rating system.


For now, only creators are invited to join the initiative, and YouTube hasn't revealed specific selection criteria, presumably focusing on people with extensive knowledge and a proven track record of contributing to the community.


Some questions remain unanswered

YouTube will notify users when their notes are made public. At this time, it's unclear how many people will have access to the pilot program or when it will be available to everyone. In the meantime, YouTube has published a support page with all the details about the new feature, including how it works, the rules for creating a note, and what to do after you've submitted your note.

This new feature is very similar to Community Notes in X. However, there are still some unknowns about how it will work, especially for longer videos. We don't yet know how timestamps will be handled or if there will be a limit to the number of notes per video, which makes clear guidelines even more important.


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