X will remove posts containing user-corrected information without monetization

Twitter, currently Posts corrected by Community Notes will disable monetization. The change was announced last Sunday (29) by Elon Musk, the owner of the social network.

“We’re going to make a small change to creator monetization: Any posts corrected by Community Notes will not be eligible for profit sharing. The idea is to maximize the incentive for accuracy over sensationalism,” Musk said.

We’re making a small change to creator monetization:

All posts edited by @CommunityNotes does not qualify for revenue sharing.

The idea is to maximize the promotion of accuracy over sensationalism.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 29 October 2023

The new X rule makes it a little harder to make money from fake or sensational news. If the post reaches a large number of people, someone with the right information could counter the misinformation with a correction, preventing the post from generating any income for the author.

The measure does not completely prevent verified accounts from benefiting from misinformation, but it creates a significant obstacle that will make the process more complicated.

Protection against coordinated actions

One of the main concerns about Musk’s announcement is the misuse of the tool. Users claim that a group of people may use Community Notes to target their competitors, attempting to demonize entire posts with irrelevant or even inaccurate notes.

In this regard, Elon Musk stated that any attempt to weaponize the Community Notes would be “obvious”, as all the code and data of the resource are available for consultation.

But it’s not clear how transparency into the tool’s functionality will prevent entire groups of users from using Notes to harm specific profiles.

Also Elon Musk It mentions nothing about demonetization of paid ads, fixed by Community Notes. Therefore, advertisers appear to be unaffected by the rule.