YouTube invites users to test its community notes feature

YouTube appears to be beginning to roll out its group notes function to a choose group of customers. Screenshots of YouTube’s official invitation to hitch the pilot program for its new group correction function are popping up throughout social media, in accordance with 9to5Google.

YouTube first introduced its group notes function in June. The brand new function permits viewers to submit brief blurbs that present extra context or appropriate data to sure video content material. The group notes function comes forward of the US presidential election.

There isn’t a official begin date for the brand new function, however YouTube has added a bit to its “Assist” database with directions on writing and submitting notes. We’ve additionally reached out to Google for a touch upon the brand new function.

The pilot program is presently solely obtainable in English for cell gadgets within the US, in accordance with the assist web page. The corporate beforehand stated it might invite individuals via e-mail or their Creator Studios account. The choose group of take a look at topics will present suggestions to YouTube to assist the platform decide which notes are “useful,” “considerably useful” or “unhelpful,” earlier than rolling out its group notes function to the general public, in accordance with the official YouTube weblog.