X, formerly known as Twitter, has recently introduced a new algorithm that aims to improve the usefulness and accuracy of its Community Notes feature. This algorithm is designed to identify notes that may be inaccurate or not supported by credible sources, and places emphasis on diligently evaluating user ratings.

Community Notes are a tool used by users to provide additional context to potentially misleading posts on their profiles. Other users can rate the notes based on their usefulness and credibility. Additionally, users can visit a page listing all proposed Community Notes for the same post in order to evaluate their usefulness.

X announced last October that Community Notes must include verified sources in order to be considered eligible for providing context to user publications on the social network. The platform has also expressed its commitment to providing content that is broadly useful, clear, and accurate to its users and has outlined its plans to improve the way it identifies problematic notes in regard to accuracy and source support.

The improvements made in the algorithm’s capacity to evaluate Community Notes have resulted in better accuracy and precision when identifying potentially inaccurate notes. The algorithm will also recognize users who diligently evaluate notes and verify cited sources, assigning them additional weight in the algorithm due to their thorough examination of the notes.

However, if evaluators incorrectly classify notes or fail to detect errors in content, the weight assigned to their evaluations will be reduced. This demonstrates X’s dedication to ensuring that the quality and accuracy of information shared on its network are upheld.