YouTube gives more users the power to call out fake news and misinformation
Twitter may be dead, but one of its handiest features lives on through YouTube.
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- The YouTube notes feature is similar to Twitter’s Community Notes; it allows users to call out misinformation on the platform.
- Google started testing this tool in June, and it’s now inviting more users to fact-check its videos.
- Once a third-party evaluator approves a user’s note, YouTube viewers get to rate it as helpful or not.
A couple of months ago, Google started experimenting with YouTube notes. Similar to Twitter’s Community Notes, the fact-checking feature is designed to call out misinformation in videos posted on the platform. To amplify the tool’s effectiveness, YouTube is now inviting more users to leave notes on videos they watch.
According to multiple Tweets (1, 2, 3), YouTube has been inviting more viewers to leave notes on its platform. When an eligible user submits one, YouTube forwards it to a third-party evaluator. If approved, the note will then appear under the relevant video — whether it’s a well-produced YouTube documentary or five minutes of nonsense.
