Elon Musk says X will begin sending users direct messages related to Community Notes updates. According to reports from Engadget and TechCrunch, the planned feature targets posts that a user has previously interacted with—such as liking, replying to, or reposting—and then later receive a Community Note correction. The goal is to make the crowd-sourced fact-checking more visible to people who engaged with content, addressing long-running criticism that Community Notes can appear after misinformation has already spread. The outlets describe the update as an effort to ensure corrections are not easily overlooked, by delivering them directly to the user rather than relying solely on readers to notice the Community Note on the original post. The reports do not provide details on timing, frequency, or the exact criteria for which interactions trigger a DM beyond engagement with the relevant post. The announcement reflects X’s ongoing adjustments to how it presents community-driven context on potentially inaccurate or misleading content.
Elon Musk says X will DM users when posts get Community Notes corrections
Elon Musk says X will begin sending users direct messages related to Community Notes updates. According to reports from Engadget and TechCrunch, the planned feature targets posts that a user has previ...
- X plans to send direct messages tied to Community Notes updates.
- The messages target users who previously engaged with a post that later receives a Community Note.
- Engagement described includes actions such as liking, replying to, or reposting.
- The update aims to address criticism that Community Notes often arrive too late to limit misinformation.
- Details on delivery timing and scope are not specified in the reports.
The social platform wants its crowd-sourced corrections to be harder to ignore.
2 hours agoX plans to send users direct messages when posts they’ve liked, replied to, or reposted receive Community Notes, an update aimed at addressing criticism that the platform’s crowdsourced fact-checking system often arrives too late to curb misinformation.
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