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X’s Community Notes feature is a tool for fact-checking that allows contributors to add context to “potentially misleading posts.” However, even the CEO himself, Elon Musk, found himself in a public argument with it.
Elon Musk shared a post complaining about his new laptop, which required him to create a Microsoft account to use it. A Community Note was added to his post, correcting him by stating that it is still possible to set up the latest version of Windows without a Microsoft account.
Community Notes works through crowdsourcing, where users who meet certain criteria can sign up as contributors and leave notes on posts. Musk had previously praised Community Notes, but on this occasion, he was less impressed and pointed out that the option he mentioned no longer exists.
Despite the tool’s accuracy, Community Notes still has visibility issues. Mashable found that approved Notes often go unnoticed by a large portion of X users, especially on viral posts.
Overall, Community Notes on X/Twitter are meant to enhance accuracy and combat misinformation, but they still have some room for improvement in terms of visibility and effectiveness.
