Elon Musk Demonetizes Posts on X that are Corrected by Community Notes
In a recent announcement, Elon Musk revealed that his social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), will implement a policy to demonetize posts that receive Community Note corrections.
Musk explained his decision in a tweet on his official account, stating that the purpose of this policy change is to incentivize users to be truthful and accurate instead of posting clickbait.
“Any posts that are corrected by @CommunityNotes become ineligible for revenue share. The idea is to maximize the incentive for accuracy over sensationalism,” the owner of X posted yesterday.
Community Notes, a feature first introduced in 2021 during Jack Dorsey’s tenure as CEO of Twitter, gained popularity after Musk assumed control of the platform. This feature involves crowd-sourced content moderation, adding disclaimers to tweets that may require additional context or fact-checking for accuracy. However, it’s important to note that because the feature relies on community contributions, it may not always reflect an absolute truth.
“Community Notes aim to create a better informed world by empowering people on X to collaboratively add context to potentially misleading posts. Contributors can leave notes on any post and if enough contributors from different points of view rate that note as helpful, the note will be publicly shown on a post.“
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Last July, X initiated a revenue-sharing program that rewarded content creators who achieved a particular engagement threshold. While this program financially benefited many popular accounts, concerns were raised that it might encourage clickbait content at the expense of accuracy.
This change in policy also comes in the wake of X facing criticism during the Israel-Hamas conflict, with the European Union accusing the platform of violating laws by allowing the spread of misinformation and violent content on its site.
