Meta to test 'Community Notes' in US from March 18 using X algorithm

March 13 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc META.O:

• META: TESTING BEGINS FOR COMMUNITY NOTES ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND THREADS

• META: EXPECT COMMUNITY NOTES TO BE "LESS BIASED" THAN THIRD PARTY FACT CHECKING PROGRAM IT REPLACES - WEBSITE

• META: COMMUNITY NOTES WON’T APPEAR PUBLICLY INITIALLY AS WE TAKE TIME TO ENSURE THE SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY

• META: COMMUNITY NOTES ALSO WON’T HAVE PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM THE WAY FACT CHECKS DID

• META: TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST BIAS, NOTES WON’T BE PUBLISHED UNLESS CONTRIBUTORS WITH A RANGE OF VIEWPOINTS BROADLY AGREE ON THEM

• META: TO START WITH, COMMUNITY NOTES WON’T HAVE AUTHOR NAMES ATTACHED TO THEM

• META: INITIALLY WE WILL USE X’S OPEN SOURCE ALGORITHM AS THE BASIS OF OUR RATING SYSTEM

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