X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, announced Thursday it is launching a pilot program to expand the function of its crowdsourced fact-checking system, Community Notes. The experiment will test whether the system’s “bridging algorithm” can be used not just to debunk misinformation, but also to identify and highlight posts that are well-liked by users with differing viewpoints.
Community Notes show when they’re found helpful by people who normally disagree. What if we could do the same for posts, recognizing posts that are liked by people who normally disagree? We’ve heard requests for this for years since launching Community Notes, and we’re starting a… pic.twitter.com/ITRgWIJ2vE
— Community Notes (@CommunityNotes) June 5, 2025
Currently, Community Notes publishes a fact-check only when contributors who typically disagree both rate the note as helpful. The new pilot applies this same logic to rating content itself. A select group of Community Notes contributors will be prompted to rate popular posts and provide feedback on why they like or dislike them.
The goal, according to an announcement on the Community Notes account, is to find “ideas, insights, and opinions that bridge perspectives.” “People often feel the world is divided, yet Community Notes shows people can agree, even on contentious topics,” the post stated.
The initiative follows the development model of Community Notes itself, starting as a small, public pilot to allow for user feedback and iteration. This comes as the underlying concept of bridging-based moderation has gained traction, with Meta recently adopting a similar system.
