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Why aren't the community notes subject to manipulation too ?
by bamboozled 2mo ago
Why aren't the community notes subject to manipulation too ?
- joenot443 2mo agoOh, they're crowd-sourced internet UGC - of course they're subject to manipulation. But frequently having something is better than nothing. I think it's ultimately a positive thing to have a mechanism for users to flag content as being questionable and have that flagging be subject to some kind of court of public opinion. If anyone spends much time on Wikipedia they're familiar with this kind of public debate. Community Notes are a bit like a less sophisticated Talk page. Obviously it's imperfect and obviously ideological shades leak through, but it's still better than forum-style god-mod autocracy.
- 0xDEAFBEAD 2mo agoThe algorithm is specifically designed around manipulation resistance. You could think of it as being sort of like the difference between mob rule and trial-by-jury.
- inigyou 2mo agoCertain users were handpicked to be able to write community notes. Nobody else can.
- hombre_fatal 2mo agoNo, you unlock the ability. I think it's just account age + submitting ratings on existing community notes.
- nickstinemates 2mo agoThis is not correct. You apply to join the program. Somehow my account applied and I am in it. I am not a twitter power user at all. Every once in a while I get a notification that says "the community needs your help." I usually never weigh in unless it's something I know intimately.
- qingcharles 2mo agoThey are. The "proposed" ones you see if you are a CN moderator show you all the crazy, biased ones. Those then get whittled down to the ones you see. The published ones are generally high-quality, with a small percentage of wrong or bogus ones.