YouTube wants to improve the context of the video, so it “copied” feature X, widely advertised by Elon Musk.

Google-owned video platform is testing its own notes system

YouTube has begun testing a new feature that allows the community add context to videos in certain scenarios. Let’s imagine that someone’s content talks about “15 Extinct Animals We Should Know About,” but some users discover that some species that were thought to be extinct are not actually extinct.

In response to the above example, a video can display contextual information in the form of a note. He could point to the most recent results, accompanied by a link confirming this information. If this sounds familiar, it’s because it’s a new feature that’s essentially identical to what X (formerly Twitter) started rolling out in late 2022.

YouTube now has an X-style notes feature

X’s Community Notes was pitched by Elon Musk as a tool that would help the social network become “the greatest source of truth on earth.” This made the businessman boast open and transparent mechanics its algorithm is publicly available on GitHub, although this feature has recently been noted to cause 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 publication in question. Also in both cases, an algorithm comes into play that promises to determine which notes are actually useful.

Both platforms indicate that collaborators will also be able to rate notes. The algorithm will analyze level of qualifications and prospects co-authors to show notes. It should be noted that we are basing this on what the companies have stated in general terms. These functionalities may present differences at a technical level that are not addressed.

YouTube Notes is currently being rolled out experimentally on mobile devices in the US. “We expect there will be bugs,” says the company, which intends to use this testing phase to improve functionality. Community Notes X, in turn, has been available for some time in several countries around the world, including Spain.

As we’ve seen, notes can detect unintentional errors, such as outdated data or intentionally created content. spread misinformation. In both offerings, the notes were designed to include sources that complement their content, which can be very helpful so that viewers have more context.

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