Tech Desk 
Jan 27, 2025
Instagram is reportedly gearing up to launch Community Notes feature on its platform. The Meta-owned platform is adding a new option to write a community note to the published posts.
According to a tipster, the leaked information comes weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced shutting down of the existing fact-checking programme, citing censorship mistakes and rigid content policy.
However, the parent company has revealed that the Community Notes feature will be implemented on all of its social media platforms, while it has not yet announced any release date.
Instagram to add Community Notes feature
In a Threads post, developer Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) said that the Community Notes feature for Instagram is currently under development and is not available to any user.
The feature is reportedly at an advanced stage on Threads, where Community Notes is said to be already in the testing phase.
Notably, Zuckerberg highlighted that the feature will be integrated in the US first, followed by the rest of the regions.
The feature is likely to be accessed by tapping on the three vertical dots next to every post on Instagram. The option was labelled as “Write community note” and placed above the Report icon.
Currently, it is not revealed how users will be selected for Community Notes, and how written notes will be rated.
Meta said that the Community Notes feature will let people from diverse perspectives give opinions on misleading content and provide additional context.
Eligible users can write background information or provide opinion-based insights, and if the community finds it useful, it will be published under the post.
Zuckerberg said: “It's time to get back to our roots around free expression and giving people a voice on our platforms.”
Moreover, he added that the content policies will be simplified and restrictions on topics, such as immigration, gender, and others that “are out of touch with mainstream discourse” will be removed.
