TikTok is adding community notes, but it's taking a different approach than Meta and X

TikTok is introducing Footnotes to its existing fact-checking network.

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• TikTok is creating community notes for written context for its short videos.
• The platform plans to add Footnotes alongside its existing fact-checking network.
• Meta's shift to community notes raised concerns over brand safety and content moderation.

TikTok is joining X and Meta in adding a community notes feature to its platform, but it's not eliminating professional fact-checkers.