YouTube has announced a new experimental feature called Notes, specifically for English-speaking users in America, accessible through mobile devices only. Viewers can contribute additional contextual information to videos that are outdated or require crucial details.
For instance, a song with outdated lyrics, a product that has been reviewed but now has an updated version available, or a video showcasing past events that no longer align with current context. Viewers can add Notes to provide supplementary information for the videos, similar to Community Notes in X, and the community can vote to endorse or push the information forward. If a Note receives enough votes, it will be displayed below the video.
YouTube has cautioned that errors may occur with this mechanism, and they will gradually roll out the feature to a smaller group of users first to gauge feedback before potentially expanding it to a larger audience.
TLDR: YouTube introduces experimental Notes feature for adding context to videos, initially targeting English-speaking users in the US via mobile devices.
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