YouTube Trial Content Clarification Feature, Similar To Community Records On X

YouTube is testing the content clarification feature (photo: dock. unsplash)

JAKARTA YouTube is testing a new feature to address the disinformation problem on the platform. Through this new feature, users can help YouTube in straightening out misleading information. This feature doesn't have a name yet, but looks very similar to Community Records on the X platform. Before the microblogging platform changed its name, Twitter launched Community Records for the same purpose, namely straightening out misinformation. The way it works is also the same as the features that are being tested on YouTube. When a user finds posts with misinformation, they can submit notes with correct information and include links for additional contexts. Google first tested this feature last June, but limited to users who qualify as contributors. In the near future, the amount of contributors will increase as this new feature will be extended to more YouTube accounts. "If you find videos that may be confusing or inaccurate, you can submit notes to clarify them. Your contribution will be reviewed by others with various views," Google explained, quoted from 9to5google.

For now, the note feature to clarify can only be used in mobile apps. Users selected as contributors will see the Add Note button at the bottom of the video. Contributors are advised to quote statements from legitimate sources. If the records are added, the contributors can directly send their notes. This note will be reviewed in advance to find out if the included information is correct. After that, the note will be published without displaying a contributor name.