It looks like Meta is sticking to its promise of replacing third-party fact checks with the popular Community Notes feature first used by X.
The news comes as new leaks shared how tests are already in full force for Notes on Threads. This is thanks to expert developer Alessandro Paluzzi who shared leaked details on the news. Three screenshots displayed an early look of Community Notes on Threads.
The latest pictures entail a new menu option called ‘Write Community Note’ that users can access inside the little corner for a Threads post. Once selected, users get a chance to write and submit the note without anyone knowing who the author is.
The entire setup is exactly in line with how X uses the popular fact-checking option that was once known as Birdwatch on Twitter. More tech news outlets are reaching out to Meta to get more insights about the latest offer which Meta says will arrive on Instagram and Facebook soon.
What is also interesting is how Threads has more surprises for users including more suggestions for political material. Adam Mosseri shared recently how users get the option to adjust the amount of political posts they wish to see on their feed. This includes a See Less option that tries to filter out politics, Standard which offers some political content suggestions, and also See More which similarly treats political content to others on the platform.
For now, it’s not confirmed if Community Notes or the new options for political material address the real problems that Threads users are facing right now. We are also not sure if users will be happy with the change but one thing is for sure. It does go to show how the app is trying to be a free speech advocate through such changes.
Meta caused an uproar when it shared that both Instagram and Facebook would no longer have third-party fact-checkers. Instead, it would rely on the likes of Community Notes that were crowd-sourced to put an end to false posts or misleading content. Users were told that they were months away from the change coming into play.
All three of Meta’s apps now have new overviews for this option inside their Help site.
As far as Instagram is concerned, the feature will be linked to notes published on the platform. When a user feels the content is misleading and needs more clarification, they can write the Community Note.
Meta’s rollout of the option will work similarly to how it does on X. This means an array of approved contributors get the power to assess any suggestions and review any notes, which only they can see at first.
Similar to X, only those notes will be on public display if and when given the consensus of the contributor including those having opposing views to meet that threshold level. Now this seems a little daring, not to mention high chances to reach a final agreement. What do you think?
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The news comes as new leaks shared how tests are already in full force for Notes on Threads. This is thanks to expert developer Alessandro Paluzzi who shared leaked details on the news. Three screenshots displayed an early look of Community Notes on Threads.
The latest pictures entail a new menu option called ‘Write Community Note’ that users can access inside the little corner for a Threads post. Once selected, users get a chance to write and submit the note without anyone knowing who the author is.
The entire setup is exactly in line with how X uses the popular fact-checking option that was once known as Birdwatch on Twitter. More tech news outlets are reaching out to Meta to get more insights about the latest offer which Meta says will arrive on Instagram and Facebook soon.
What is also interesting is how Threads has more surprises for users including more suggestions for political material. Adam Mosseri shared recently how users get the option to adjust the amount of political posts they wish to see on their feed. This includes a See Less option that tries to filter out politics, Standard which offers some political content suggestions, and also See More which similarly treats political content to others on the platform.
For now, it’s not confirmed if Community Notes or the new options for political material address the real problems that Threads users are facing right now. We are also not sure if users will be happy with the change but one thing is for sure. It does go to show how the app is trying to be a free speech advocate through such changes.
Meta caused an uproar when it shared that both Instagram and Facebook would no longer have third-party fact-checkers. Instead, it would rely on the likes of Community Notes that were crowd-sourced to put an end to false posts or misleading content. Users were told that they were months away from the change coming into play.
All three of Meta’s apps now have new overviews for this option inside their Help site.
As far as Instagram is concerned, the feature will be linked to notes published on the platform. When a user feels the content is misleading and needs more clarification, they can write the Community Note.
Meta’s rollout of the option will work similarly to how it does on X. This means an array of approved contributors get the power to assess any suggestions and review any notes, which only they can see at first.
Similar to X, only those notes will be on public display if and when given the consensus of the contributor including those having opposing views to meet that threshold level. Now this seems a little daring, not to mention high chances to reach a final agreement. What do you think?
Read next: Instagram Outlines Its Top Priorities in 2025 For Better Growth and Improvement of the App
