More than 90% of X's 1.76 million community notes remain unpublished and in limbo
X's (formerly Twitter) Community Notes feature allows users to add context to posts that may be misleading, helping to prevent the spread of false information and biased opinions. According to a study published by
A Deep Dive into X's Community Notes: An Analysis of English and Spanish Contributions Between 2021 and 2025
https://ddia.org/en/a-deep-dive-into-xs-community-notes-report
While user-driven feedback tools like Community Notes have garnered attention as a way to address false and misleading content, some criticize them for placing too much responsibility on users or being too slow and unbalanced in keeping with the speed at which information spreads. To gain a deeper understanding of how Community Notes actually works and what improvements are needed, DDIA analyzed a dataset of Community Notes published by X from January 2021 to March 2025. The dataset contains more than 1.76 million notes written in 55 languages.
First, regarding the trends in community notes, the most commonly used language is English, accounting for 63.8% of all notes, followed by Spanish at 9.3%. Notes in these two languages doubled in 2024 compared to the previous year, and the participation of contributors creating notes also expanded. On the other hand, there are countries where there are fewer notes compared to the number of users, creating a 'language gap,' and DDIA points out that 'addressing damage primarily in English-speaking countries will do little to curb the large-scale spread of problematic content.'
During the dataset period, 1.12 million notes were submitted in English and 165,000 in Spanish, but the analysis found that of those, only 82,800 (7.1%) were publicly available in English and 7,800 (4.7%) were publicly available in Spanish, making up less than 10% of all posts.
Below is a graph showing the 'publication rate' of the English and Spanish notes submitted by month. The number of English notes is increasing, but the speed of the publication process is not increasing, so the publication rate is decreasing.
The time between when a community note was submitted and when it was published has improved significantly, from an average of more than 100 days in 2022 to an average of 14 days in 2025. However, the DDIA pointed out that the 14-day delay is still too slow to combat the spread of misinformation online, and that new notes are being written faster than existing ones can be evaluated, leaving many notes in limbo. In fact, it was found that by early 2025, there were 77,108 English notes and 58,859 Spanish notes that had not even been evaluated.
Through the results of this analysis, DDIA stated, 'Community Note should no longer be seen as an experimental system for X. Like it or not, this model has become a global prototype. It is crucial to understand how Community Note works - who the program targets, where its flaws lie, and what can be improved.' They stressed the importance of understanding the results of the analysis and the need for further research.
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