Elon Musk says X will send DMs when posts you’ve engaged with are corrected
X is introducing a feature that sends direct messages to users when a post they have interacted with receives a Community Note correction. This update aims to address concerns that misinformation often spreads widely before corrections are visible to the public.
Why it matters
This represents a shift in how social media platforms handle misinformation by moving from passive fact-checking to proactive user notification.
X’s crowdsourced fact-checking system, Community Notes, will be updated to send users direct messages alerting them whenever a post they have interacted with has received a correction. The change, which is not yet live, was announced by X owner Elon Musk. He did not share a timeframe for its launch.
The article reports on a platform feature update neutrally, citing both the intended benefits and the existing criticisms of the system's scalability.
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