YouTube has started testing a new feature that allows community add context to videos in certain scenarios. Let’s say someone’s content mentions “15 extinct animals we need to know about,” but some users discover that some species thought to be extinct are not actually extinct.

In response to the example mentioned above, the video can display contextual information in the form of notes. It may point to the latest findings with a link supporting the information. If this sounds familiar, it’s because it’s an innovation that’s essentially the same as the one that X (formerly Twitter) started implementing at the end of 2022.

YouTube now has X-like notes feature

X’s “Community Notes” were promoted by Elon Musk as a tool to help the social network become “the greatest source of truth in the world.” This situation caused the businessman to boast. open and transparent mechanisms Although its algorithm is publicly available on GitHub, it recently stated that this feature caused problems.

On both X and YouTube, notes can be added by collaborators who meet certain requirements, including having an active account of a certain age. However, notes do not appear directly next to the post in question. Additionally, an algorithm comes into play that promises to determine which notes are actually useful in both cases.

YouTube Notes

Both platforms note that collaborators can also rate notes. The algorithm will analyze amount of qualifications and perspective collaborators to show notes. Let us point out that we based this on what the companies stated in general terms. These functions may have differences that are not addressed on a technical level.

YouTube notes are currently available on an experimental basis on mobile devices in the United States. The company plans to use this testing phase to improve functionality and says, “We anticipate there will be bugs.” X Community Notes has been available in many countries around the world, including Spain, for some time.

As we can see, notes seem to have the potential to detect accidental errors, such as outdated data or deliberately created content. spread misinformation. In both offerings, the notes are designed to include resources that complement their content; This is something that can be very useful for viewers to have more complete context.

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