Musk Praises Improved 'Community Notes' as Community Flags Fake News

November 29, 2022 By Jozeph P

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According to a series of tweets from a business account, Twitter changed its Community Notes feature, formerly known as Birdwatch, on Friday. After the upgrade, Community Notes are once again open for "scoring," which lets site visitors decide whether or not a note is helpful. Additionally, according to a tweet from the firm, an algorithm upgrade will "guarantee that more low-quality notes get discovered" and restrict individuals who frequently contribute "low-quality" notes. In conclusion, Twitter's crowdsourced verification service now has a crowdsourced counterpart. Keith Coleman, the website's VP of Product, responded by clarifying in his own post that site visitors, not Twitter itself, would be in charge of judging the quality of a note. [caption id="attachment_67327" align="aligncenter" width="645"] Community Notes Feature

Screenshot- CNN[/caption] The announcement of the algorithm change appears to be an attempt to show the platform's capacity for moderation and reliability in the midst of the weeks of turbulence brought on by Elon Musk's acquisition. Many advertisers have paused their spending on the platform since the billionaire acquired the business and reduced its workforce, waiting for signs of the site's future. In general, advertisers don't want their products to be connected to racial epithets, false information about politics, neo-Nazis, etc. And potential advertising partners have shied away from Musk's concept of an unrestrained "free speech" platform. According to one report from earlier this month, despite Musk's assurances that he wouldn't turn the website into a "hellscape," half of Twitter's top 100 advertisers have left since he took over. Musk himself went on the site and posted some false information in an apparent effort to highlight the ostensible benefits of the upgraded Community Notes feature. The social media CEO tweeted a fake headline that claimed to be from CNN and then commented, "@CommunityNotes FTW!" after a user pointed out that the screencap wasn't genuine. [caption id="attachment_67326" align="aligncenter" width="645"]

Screenshot- Elon Musk[/caption] The moderating of the platform has been a major issue ever since Musk took over Twitter in a formal capacity at the end of October. The site's prior content moderation personnel was immediately unable to perform their duties, and many of those positions were later eliminated in mass layoffs. Despite the fact that Musk could view moderation as incompatible with "freedom," it's probably essential to maintaining the social media platform functional, appealing to its core user base, and profitable. Additionally, the site had trouble controlling abuse and political misinformation even when it had a full team dedicated to content management.

By Jozeph P

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