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X Trials Labels Highlighting Posts Liked Across Partisan Lines

It invites a small group of Community Notes contributors to rate flagged posts to develop an open-source algorithm that surfaces broadly appealing content.

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Overview

  • X has rolled out a pilot that places callout boxes on posts liked by users with differing perspectives to spotlight consensus-driven content.
  • A select group of Community Notes contributors can rate these flagged posts and assign feedback labels like “makes a meaningful point” or “it’s funny.”
  • Data from early testers will help X build an open-source algorithm aimed at identifying and boosting posts that resonate across ideological boundaries.
  • Meta integrated X’s Community Notes technology into its platform in March, demonstrating the wider influence of X’s approach to crowdsourced moderation.
  • A Pew Research report finds persistent partisan splits in user perceptions of X, underscoring the challenge the new feature seeks to address.