Meta to Test Community Notes in US from March 18

Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 22, 2023. (AP)
Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 22, 2023. (AP)
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Meta to Test Community Notes in US from March 18

Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 22, 2023. (AP)
Attendees visit the Meta booth at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 22, 2023. (AP)

Meta said on Thursday it would begin testing community notes on its social media platforms in the United States from March 18, two months after shutting down its US fact-checking program following years of criticism from conservatives.

The switch to community notes marks Meta's biggest overhaul of its approach to managing content on its services in recent memory and comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been signaling a desire to mend fences with the Trump administration, Reuters reported.

The new system Meta is implementing is similar to that used on Elon Musk-owned X. Meta said on Thursday it would use X's open-source algorithm as the basis of its rating system.

As part of the move, the company would allow contributors to write and rate notes on content across Facebook, Instagram and Threads.

Around 200,000 potential contributors in the US have signed up so far across all three apps, Meta said.



SDAIA Receives Recognition for Innovative Projects at WSIS Summit in Geneva

SDAIA’s nominated projects represented a distinguished set of technological initiatives that demonstrated innovation, relevance, and impact in their respective fields - SPA
SDAIA’s nominated projects represented a distinguished set of technological initiatives that demonstrated innovation, relevance, and impact in their respective fields - SPA
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SDAIA Receives Recognition for Innovative Projects at WSIS Summit in Geneva

SDAIA’s nominated projects represented a distinguished set of technological initiatives that demonstrated innovation, relevance, and impact in their respective fields - SPA
SDAIA’s nominated projects represented a distinguished set of technological initiatives that demonstrated innovation, relevance, and impact in their respective fields - SPA

The Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA) received certificates for its nominated projects, which were recognized among the best entries at the 2025 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes held in Geneva, Switzerland, highlighting SDAIA’s innovative contributions to the fields of data and artificial intelligence (AI).

SDAIA’s nominated projects represented a distinguished set of technological initiatives that demonstrated innovation, relevance, and impact in their respective fields.

Out of 973 submissions from various countries, they were chosen after an expert evaluation conducted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), SPA reported.

The nominated projects included the government cloud-computing platform “Deem,” which provides integrated and flexible cloud services for government entities; the “Nafath” application for biometric identity verification; the “Serti” service within the “Tawakkalna” app that enables users to display their certified academic qualifications; the “Tahseen” project, which uses AI to restore and enhance historical media; and the “Allam” and “Sawtak” projects, both of which represent a significant leap in supporting and processing Arabic using large language models and speech recognition technologies.

These achievements reflect the Kingdom’s commitment, through SDAIA, to reinforcing its global standing as a trusted authority in data and AI, advancing the national digital transformation agenda, and supporting the goals of Saudi Vision 2030. They also contribute to enhancing the Kingdom’s regional and international competitiveness in technology and innovation.