Meta will begin one of the company's most significant overhauls ever for how it fact-checks information on its platforms. On March 18, Meta

To sign up to be a Community Notes contributor, you need to be 18 or older, have an account that is over six months old and in good standing, meaning your account hasn’t been reported or suspended for any misconduct. You also need to reside in the U.S. in order to participate in the test.

Earlier this year, Mark Zuckerberg said that, effectively, Meta was getting out of the ‘caring about the truth’ business and ditching third-party fact-checkers. Now it’s handing over the keys to its users. Meta announced that it will start to roll out a Community Notes feature, similar to the one on X, across its major social platforms.

Meta’s upcoming Community Notes feature for monitoring misinformation will use some technology developed by Musk’s X for its similar service.

US Meta users will see the company's moderation overhaul kick in with Community Notes replacing external moderation.

Meta will begin testing "Community Notes" in the U.S. from March 18, using a technology developed by Elon Musk-owned X, two months after the Facebook parent decided to scrap its fact-checking program amid pressure from conservatives.

Social media giant Meta is testing Community Notes, its X-like fact-checking system, from March 18, across its family of apps in the US. Unlike traditional fact-checking that relied on independent media organizations,

Meta first announced that it would retire its third-party fact-checking program in January. At the time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company would replace it with community

Meta will start testing "Community Notes" in the U.S. from March 18 using technology developed by Elon Musk-owned X, the Facebook parent said on Thursday, two months after scrapping its fact-checking program amid pressure from conservatives.