Facebook, Instagram, and Threads start testing Community Notes next week

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Meta will begin testing its X-style Community Notes starting March 18th. The feature will roll out on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in the US – but Meta won’t publicly publish the notes to start as it tests the Community Notes writing and rating system. Meta first announced plans to replace its fact-checking program with Community Notes in January, saying it would be “less prone to bias.” So far, around 200,000 potential contributors have signed up for the waitlist. Not everyone will be able to write and rate Community Notes at launch, as the company will “gradually and randomly” admit contributors to the program. Image: Meta In its post, Meta revealed that it’s adopting X’s approach to Community Notes, allowing contributors to write and rate notes, which “won’t be published unless contributors with a range of viewpoints broadly agre ... Read full article.