Posts in this group have been about posting Boosting Biden posts to various social media sites. Today we look at a different feature of X/Twitter, Community Notes. Large numbers of people have signed up to participate, and Racist-in-Charge Elmo/Elon has so far let them alone and has expressed pride in the system.
Wikipedia: Community Notes
Community Notes, formerly known as Birdwatch, is a feature on X (formerly Twitter) where contributors can add context such as fact-checks under a post, image or video.
The program launched in 2021 and became widespread on X in 2023. Initially shown to U.S. users only, notes were popularized in March 2022 over misinformation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine followed by COVID-19 misinformation in October. Birdwatch was then rebranded to Community Notes and expanded in November 2022.
There are now over half a million @CommunityNotes contributors in 70 countries around the world. Taking a minute to reflect on what contributors have done: in 2023 we showed 37,000+ notes well over 14 billion times, and in just the first four months of 2024, we’ve already shown 29,000+ notes that have been seen over 9 billion times. An amazing pace of growth, covering more topics in more languages every day.
Posts with notes are (organically!) reshared less.
External researchers found that users repost 61% less often after a post gets a Community Note, while another study found around a 50% drop in reposts and 80% increase in post deletions after a post received a Community Note.
Even when we can’t post to Community Notes, we can still use our more than 100 Boosting Biden posts to counter the meshugas online.
Contributors can suggest a note on any post. Notes are then rated for helpfulness by other contributors. Notes are only shown on posts if they are rated helpful by enough people from different perspectives.
Our goal is to admit applicants on a periodic basis. We will admit all contributors who meet the required criteria, but if we have more applicants than slots, we will randomly admit accounts — so as to reduce the likelihood that contributors would be predominantly from one ideology, background, or interest space.
Applicants from countries with larger user bases may experience longer waiting times between signup and admission, as random admissions are drawn from country-specific waitlists.
I have applied but not been admitted yet. When I am, I will receive a Notification.
Welcome to Community Notes!
You're now a Community Notes contributor
1. Select an alias so you can keep your identity private
As a Community Notes contributor, you can now rate the helpfulness of all notes. But first, choose an alias to contribute under (it’s like a pen name!)
Your ratings help determine which notes are made visible on X. To start rating notes, navigate to Community Notes from your app's navigation bar. There, you'll find the notes where your ratings can have the most impact.
3. Soon, you'll unlock the ability to write your own notes!
To unlock the ability to write notes, you need to earn a Rating Impact of 5. You earn Impact when your rating helps a note earn a helpful (or unhelpful) status! You can track your progress on the Rating Impact section of your Community Notes profile.
Confused? Need a hand? Have feedback?
Don’t hesitate to get in touch with the Community Notes team! You can reach us by posting to or DMing @CommunityNotes. We’re glad you’re here!
Diversity of perspectives
To find notes that are helpful to the broadest possible set of people, Community Notes takes into account not only how many contributors rated a note as helpful or unhelpful, but also whether people who rated it seem to come from different perspectives.
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Dinesh D'Souza @DineshDSouza
This 1776 document was produced entirely by CONVICTED FELONS. All these men were criminals who faced the death penalty from a regime that insisted no one was above the law. Trump is in such good company!
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The photo is of the US Constitution which was not produced in 1776. The U.S. Constitution was produced during the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia from May 25-September 17, 1787 and the final draft of the Constitution was signed by the delegates on September 17, 1787.
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A post from last year about Community Notes.