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Express Tribune
25-07-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Elon Musk's X launches pilot to highlight well-liked posts
Elon Musk's social media platform, X, is launching a pilot experiment that aims to use its Community Notes system to identify popular posts from users with differing opinions. The trial, announced on Thursday via the Community Notes X account, will involve selected contributors rating posts based on why they like or dislike a particular post, with the goal of uncovering the content that resonates across varied perspectives. The new system will build on the existing Community Notes fact-checking feature, which has been designed to combat misinformation by allowing users to agree on the accuracy of posts, regardless of their usual viewpoints. Unlike traditional systems that rely on upvotes and downvotes, which could be manipulated by users with similar opinions, the Community Notes "bridging algorithm" seeks consensus between individuals who typically disagree. Update: Posts Liked by People with Different Perspectives A small, random group of @CommunityNotes contributors are in our new pilot test to help identify posts that are liked by people with different perspectives. Thank you for your contributions so far! Starting today, your… — Community Notes (@CommunityNotes) July 24, 2025 If contributors from differing viewpoints agree that a fact-check is accurate, the note becomes public. While the system has faced criticism for its speed, the concept of bridging differing opinions has been adopted by Meta as an alternative to traditional fact-checking methods. This new experiment will see a subset of Community Notes contributors able to see when a post is gaining attention through likes. These contributors will then have the chance to rate the post and provide feedback, helping the platform determine whether the content is well-received by a broad spectrum of users. The company's post on the Community Notes X account explained that the initiative aims to 'uncover ideas, insights, and opinions that bridge perspectives.' X emphasised that the test is in its early stages, with the hope of gathering feedback to shape the system further. 'People often feel the world is divided, yet Community Notes shows people can agree, even on contentious topics,' the post stated. 'This experimental feature seeks to highlight content that resonates widely, with a goal of building a more inclusive conversation.' X has expressed optimism about learning from this pilot and iterating on it as part of the ongoing development of Community Notes, aiming to uncover shared understanding across diverse users.
Yahoo
25-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
X to test using Community Notes to find the posts everyone likes
Elon Musk's X will begin experimenting with a new way to use Community Notes, its crowdsourcing fact-checking system, to highlight well-liked posts from users with different perspectives. On Thursday, the Community Notes X account announced the launch of a pilot test where select contributors would be able to rate posts by answering questions about why they either like or don't like that particular post. The system is similar to how Community Notes fact-checking works. Instead of simply allowing users to upvote or downvote posts for accuracy — something that could be easily gamed if like-minded contributors teamed up to promote their own views — Community Notes uses something called a 'bridging algorithm.' This attempts to find consensus among people who don't usually share the same views. If users whose opinions typically differ both agree that a fact-check is accurate, the note is published and made visible to the public. While X's system has been criticized for being too slow and unable to keep up with the massive amounts of misinformation that circulate on the platform, this same idea has since been adopted by Meta as a replacement for fact-checking. Now X intends to see if Community Notes could help identify the best posts, too. Starting today, the company says that a subset of Community Notes contributors will begin seeing a new callout in the product when a post is gaining attention in the form of Likes. Contributors will then be able to rate and provide feedback about the post, which will inform the algorithm if the post is being well-received by people with different perspectives. In a post on the Community Notes X account, the company explains the experiment could bring awareness to 'what resonates broadly.' 'People often feel the world is divided, yet Community Notes shows people can agree, even on contentious topics. This experimental new feature seeks to uncover ideas, insights, and opinions that bridge perspectives,' the post states. 'Following the path we used to develop Community Notes, we're building in public with a small pilot so that this concept can be shaped by the people. We look forward to learning and iterating with you all as we do with Community Notes every day.' Sign in to access your portfolio
TechCrunch
24-07-2025
- Business
- TechCrunch
X to test using Community Notes to find the posts everyone likes
Elon Musk's X will begin experimenting with a new way to use Community Notes, its crowdsourcing fact-checking system, to highlight well-liked posts from users with different perspectives. On Thursday, the Community Notes X account announced the launch of a pilot test where select contributors would be able to rate posts by answering questions about why they either like or don't like that particular post. The system is similar to how Community Notes fact-checking works. Instead of simply allowing users to upvote or downvote posts for accuracy — something that could be easily gamed if like-minded contributors teamed up to promote their own views — Community Notes uses something called a bridging algorithm. This attempts to find consensus among people who don't usually share the same views. If users whose opinions typically differ both agree that a fact-check is accurate, the note is published and made visible to the public. While X's system has been criticized for being too slow and unable to keep up with the massive amounts of misinformation that circulate on the platform, this same idea has since been adopted by Meta as a replacement for fact-checking. Now, X intends to see if Community Notes could help identify the best posts, too. Starting today, the company says that a subset of Community Notes contributors will begin seeing a new callout in the product when a post is gaining attention in the form of Likes. Contributors will then be able to rate and provide feedback about the post, which will inform the algorithm if the post is being well-received by people with different perspectives. In a post on the Community Notes X account, the company explains the experiment could bring awareness to 'what resonates broadly.' 'People often feel the world is divided, yet Community Notes shows people can agree, even on contentious topics. This experimental new feature seeks to uncover ideas, insights, and opinions that bridge perspectives,' the post states. 'Following the path we used to develop Community Notes, we're building in public with a small pilot so that this concept can be shaped by the people. We look forward to learning and iterating with you all as we do with Community Notes every day.'
