Latest news with #Footnotes
Morocco World
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Morocco World
TikTok Tests ‘Footnotes' to Fight Fake News
TikTok is rolling out a new tool aimed at adding more clarity and credibility to its feed. Dubbed 'Footnotes', the feature lets users add context to videos, similar to Community Notes on X (formerly Twitter). Announced on Wednesday, the pilot begins in the United States. TikTok says the system is designed to bolster, not replace, its existing content verification efforts, including labels and third-party fact-checking. A subtle dig at Meta, perhaps, which recently handed moderation duties to its own version of community notes. Footnotes rely on a 'bridge-based ranking system'—corporate speak for algorithmic consensus. It encourages users with opposing views to collaborate on fact-check-style notes. Only entries rated as 'helpful' by a diverse cross-section of users will go public. The more interaction, the more the system supposedly sharpens. Unlike the app's usual comment chaos, Stitch and Duet tools, Footnotes offer a more structured method of adding expertise, especially handy for science content, statistics, or breaking news. The move follows mounting criticism over TikTok's role in fuelling misinformation, particularly around health and elections. The platform clearly hopes its crowd-sourced system will help clean up the mess, or at least look like it's trying. To join, users must be 18 or older, active on TikTok for over six months, and free of recent community guideline violations. The company hasn't revealed how Footnotes will appear on screen. TikTok currently works with over 20 IFCN-accredited fact-checkers across 130 markets. Footnotes, it says, are just 'another tool to enrich conversations and improve the user experience.' Tags: bydancefake newsMisinformationtiktok
Express Tribune
17-04-2025
- Express Tribune
TikTok rolls out community notes, but with a twist from Meta and X's versions
TikTok is stepping into the fact-checking arena with its own crowd-sourced tool called Footnotes, joining the ranks of X and Meta. But unlike those platforms, TikTok is keeping its professional fact-checkers and current moderation policies intact. As the app continues to navigate its uncertain future in the United States, it's launching Footnotes, a feature that allows contributors to add 'more context' to videos. 'Footnotes offers a new opportunity for people to share their expertise and add an additional layer of context to the discussion using a consensus-driven approach,' said Adam Presser, TikTok's head of operations and trust and safety, in a blog post. Footnotes has reportedly been on TikTok's roadmap since last year, and now it's the latest tech company to take a cue from X's popular Community Notes. However, while Meta and X have revamped their moderation or integrated new fact-checking tools, TikTok's version is more focused on user contributions, offering 'helpful details that may be missing.' Importantly, Footnotes will not affect a video's algorithmic ranking or its appearance on the For You page. Presser explained the system will rely on a 'bridge-based ranking system designed to find agreement between people who usually have different opinions, inspired by the open-sourced system that other platforms use.' That's a nod to the system X uses, where contributors must rate each other's notes for them to be published. Meta also adopted a similar model. But TikTok will be using its own algorithm to power Footnotes. While it's unclear how Footnotes will be visually presented or how noticeable they will be within the app, TikTok has confirmed they must include a source, whether it's another TikTok video or a third-party site. The rollout begins with a contributor program for users in the US. To join, you must be 18 or older, have an account at least six months old, and have no recent Community Guidelines violations. For the next few months, contributors will be able to write and rate notes, though none will be visible to the public until testing progresses further. TikTok hasn't shared when or if the feature will expand globally. This update comes while TikTok's US presence remains in limbo. President Donald Trump recently granted the company a 75-day extension to finalize a deal that will allow it to operate in the US. Reports suggest the White House prefers a solution involving TikTok's current US investors, though it's unclear how Trump's China tariffs are influencing negotiations.
Reuters
16-04-2025
- Business
- Reuters
TikTok begins US testing of 'Footnotes' similar to 'Community Notes' by X
April 16 (Reuters) - TikTok on Wednesday started testing "Footnotes" in the United States, a feature similar to "Community Notes" used by X and Meta (META.O), opens new tab, as the short-video platform awaits a deal that will secure its presence in the country. The feature allows users to add "more context" and "relevant information" about content on the platform, the company said. "It will add to our suite of measures that help people understand the reliability of content and access authoritative sources, including our content labels, search banners, our fact-checking program and more," TikTok's head of operations and trust and safety Adam Presser said in a blog post. TikTok became the latest company to add a crowd-sourced model to its platform with this update, after Meta in March began testing "Community Notes" in the U.S. using technology developed by Elon Musk-owned X. The future of TikTok, used by nearly half of all Americans, has been up in the air since a 2024 law, passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, required China-based parent, ByteDance, to divest the app by January 19. U.S. President Donald Trump extended that deadline for the second time in April and reassured a potential deal is still "on the table". TikTok said on Wednesday users in the U.S. can apply to be a "Footnotes" contributor and the company will also notify those who meet the criteria for eligibility. Footnotes contributors must be 18 years or above with an account more than six months old and without a recent history of a community guidelines violation. TikTok said it would allow contributors with differing opinions to vote on the helpfulness of a footnote.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How *NSYNC's Iconic 'Bye Bye Bye' Music Video Featured a Nod to Robert DeNiro (Exclusive)
*NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye" music video felt so new for its time, but it was rooted in the past. On a new episode of Vevo's Footnotes, pop music fans travel back to 2000, when they first laid eyes on the music video for the lead single off of the band's record-breaking third studio album, No Strings Attached. It was the album's cover art, symbolic of the band cutting ties with their former management, that inspired the high-energy music video. PEOPLE has a first look at the episode, which shares some of the inspiration that made it possible. When it came to director Wayne Isham, he found inspiration for the setting of the dance breaks from 1951's Royal Wedding with Fred Astaire, dancing all over the room as he performed, "You're All The World to Me." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Related: Vintage StarTracks: In 1999, *NSYNC, Britney Spears & Other Big Stars Celebrated Teen PEOPLE's 1st Anniversary As for JC Chasez and Lance Bass's car chase scene, they asked Chasez ahead of time what his favorite car chase scene in a movie was. He replied with Robert De Niro's in Ronin. Chasez was surprised when he met the crew who would help him prepare for the chase, as the very same stunt crew from the Ronin chase scene was there to coordinate. Footnotes also shows love to Darrin Henson, who developed the beloved choreography that goes along with the track. It almost didn't happen, however. Henson was considering taking time away from music video choreography when *NSYNC's manager approached him with the project. He agreed and would go on to win an MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography. In a clip previously posted on Instagram on Friday, Jan. 17, Bass commemorated 25 years of the music video in a special moment with son Alexander. The preschooler sat in his lap while they watched the 'Bye, Bye, Bye' music video on a screen positioned off-camera. 'Bye, bye, bye!' sings Alexander. This prompts Lance, 45, to ask, 'Can you do your hand?' Alexander then repeats the famous lyrics, this time mimicking the iconic hand gesture from the video. 'In honor of Bye Bye Bye's 25th anniversary,' Lance captioned the post. Read the original article on People
