X is changing Community Notes again.
On Thursday, the @CommunityNotes account expanded upon a June X post to announce a new pilot test where people can select posts that are liked by people who normally disagree. Think of, say, a post that both Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani like, or a post liked by both someone who makes their brand off of loving cats and also by someone who makes their brand off of loving dogs.
“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. It can bring awareness to what resonates broadly. It could motivate people to share those ideas in the first place. Ultimately, it could help move the world forward in ways that the people want,” the @CommunityNotes account posted in June.
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As of July 25, select contributors are also able to rate posts by answering questions about why they like — or don’t like — the post.
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“Starting today, your ratings will have a visible effect for others in the pilot,” the @CommunityNotes account posted on X on Thursday. “Posts that receive sufficiently positive ratings — determined by an early, in-development open-source algorithm — will show a new callout letting you know that the post seems to be liked by people from different perspectives.”
If users with opposing viewpoints both agree that the fact-check is accurate, then that note gets published to the public.
“As before, only people in the pilot will see these callouts,” the announcement post continued, adding that X will expand it gradually “as we refine the open-source algorithm behind it.”
“Right now, it’s very basic, similar to the early Community Notes pilot test algorithms,” the @CommunityNotes account posted on X. The message linked readers to the GitHub account that displays the code, and which allows users to share critiques, ideas, and suggestions.
