Meta Introduces "Community Notes" for Organic Content, Excludes Paid Ads

Meta, the company that owns Facebook, will introduce a new feature called "Community Notes" for regular posts later this year, according to a recent story by The Wall Street Journal. This method is like one used on Elon Musk's platform X (previously known as Twitter) and is designed to give users more information and understanding about posts.

This function will only apply to organic posts, which are posts shared on Meta platforms without any paid advertising. Paid ads and some posts from brands or influencers may not be included in Community Notes at first. Meta is making changes slowly and plans to improve the system over the year as they move to the new model.

Meta has stated that any information about how Community Notes will work, other than what they have officially announced, are not certain. A company representative emphasised that they are dedicated to regularly reviewing and improving the program as it is launched.

This change is part of Meta's big shift in handling political material. The company has stopped its fact-checking program in the U.S. and has chosen to focus on a new system that encourages people in the community to evaluate material together. Community Notes will start being available in the United States in the next few months, with improvements planned as it grows.

This effort seeks to make content clearer, but we will have to wait and see how well it tackles misinformation and how users will adjust to the new system.

This update shows that Meta is working to manage its platform while allowing users more freedom, as it deals with the challenges of monitoring material online.

Source : Business Standard