Meta, X and algorithm

Meta uses Elon Musk's X algorithm for its new community notes
Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk have something new in common: the algorithm for their platform's respective community notes.
Meta plans to test and tinker with X’s community notes algorithm
In a blog, Meta said the testing in the US would begin March 18, with about 200,000 potential contributors already signed up. Anyone over 18 with a Meta account more than six months old can also join a waitlist of users who will "gradually" and "randomly" be admitted to write and rate cross-platform notes during initial beta testing.
Meta to test 'Community Notes' in US next week using X algorithm
Meta will start testing "Community Notes" in the U.S. from March 18 using technology developed by Elon Musk-owned X, the Facebook parent said on Thursday, two months after scrapping its fact-checking program amid pressure from conservatives.
Meta will use the exact same community notes tech as X
As X’s algorithm is open source—meaning free and available for anyone to use (or attack, apparently)—it’s perfectly legal for Meta to just swipe it and reconfigure it for its own purposes. (Kind of like big tech is doing to some other things in the world right now.
Meta Announces Community Notes Will Use Open-source Technology From X
Meta revealed in a blog post more details of its new content moderation tool, and said it incorporates the same open-source algorithm that powers X’s Community Notes.  TakeAway Points: On Thursday, Meta announced that the open-source algorithm from X will be used in its new Community Notes crowdsourced content moderation tool.
Meta’s new Community Notes: all you need to know
To sign up to be a Community Notes contributor, you need to be 18 or older, have an account that is over six months old and in good standing, meaning your account hasn’t been reported or suspended for any misconduct. You also need to reside in the U.S. in order to participate in the test.
Meta is launching Community Notes in the US next week
Meta will begin one of the company's most significant overhauls ever for how it fact-checks information on its platforms. On March 18, Meta
Meta to test 'Community Notes' in US from March 18 using X algorithm
Meta will begin testing "Community Notes" in the U.S. from March 18, using a technology developed by Elon Musk-owned X, two months after the Facebook parent decided to scrap its fact-checking program amid pressure from conservatives.
Meta's Community Notes will use open-source technology from Elon Musk's X
Meta revealed more details of Community Notes, and said that it incorporates the same open-source algorithm that powers X’s crowdsourced feature.
Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk Were Once Ready to Fight. Now Meta Is Openly Copying X's Community Notes Algorithm.
Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk were once poised to fight in a cage match in 2023, before Zuckerberg called it off, saying that Musk was "not serious." Now, the two billionaires have gone from the brink of battle to using each other's technology.
After Axing Fact-Checkers, Meta's Community Notes Will Have Help From X
Meta will begin testing its Community Notes feature, which replaces fact-checking with crowdsourced commentary, next week. It relies on X's open-source tech.
Meta unveils new community notes program; will not apply distribution penalties nor limit flow of information
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Meta's Community Notes test begins next week - with X's algorithm
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Meta to test ‘Community Notes’ with algorithm from Elon Musk’s X
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