YouTube appears to be starting to roll out its Community Notes feature to a select group of users, as screenshots of YouTube’s official invitation to join a pilot program for the new Community Corrections feature have surfaced all over social media. 9to5Google.
YouTube first introduced the Community Notes feature in June, which allows viewers to post short descriptions that provide additional context or corrective information to specific video content. The Community Notes feature was launched ahead of the US presidential election.
No official launch date for this new feature has been announced, but YouTube has “Help” database It also includes instructions on how to write and submit a note. We’ve also reached out to Google for comment on the new feature.
The pilot program is currently available in English only on mobile devices in the U.S., according to a support page. The company previously said it would invite participants via email or Creator Studio account. The selected group of participants will provide feedback to YouTube and help the platform determine which notes are “useful,” “somewhat useful,” or “not useful” before rolling out the Community Notes feature to the public. Official YouTube Blog.
