X-inspired YouTube is announcing a new feature that lets you add context to videos.

YouTube is testing a tool that will allow users to add context to videos. Video platform inspired by community notes from X (Twitter) by developing a new feature that will try to combat misinformation. YouTube Notes will be available through a pilot version of the mobile application.

“Starting today, we are testing an experimental feature that will allow people add notes to provide relevant contexte, timely and easy to understand videos,” YouTube mentioned in its blog. “For example, this could include notes clarifying when a song is intended to be a parody, noting that the new version of the product: “We check or inform viewers when old footage is misrepresented as current events.”

Notes on YouTube They will appear in the field under the video title. and include a description accompanied by one or more links to add context. As we see in X, Users will be able to rate whether a note is useful or not.either because it cites quality sources or because it is written in a clear and neutral manner. Subsequently, the algorithm will analyze the ratings and determine whether the rating is suitable for adding to the video.

YouTube launches fight against misinformation with new notes feature

At first glance, YouTube notes look similar to the block the platform added to videos about COVID-19 during the pandemic. The main difference is that new feature supported by the community. YouTube will rely on content creators who have an active channel that meets community standards.

YouTube announced that will begin pilot testing in the US with English videos. As expected in these cases, the new feature may contain bugs, so it is classified as an experiment. The tech company mentioned that we may see glitches such as notes that do not match the video or potentially incorrect information.

In the first phase, YouTube will use external evaluators to evaluate the usefulness of notes and formulate an algorithm. The company assured that these are the same people who leave reviews in recommendations or search results. Subsequently, YouTube will accept comments from participants and other users or content creators.

Posts will be rolled out over the next few weeks starting with English. Apparently, the platform’s first litmus test will be fake videos related to the US elections. YouTube hasn’t mentioned whether the new feature will extend to Spanish-language videos.although we could be sure that at some point it would happen.