TikTok asks users to help police misinformation
TikTok will soon let some of its users help fight misinformation on the app, it said Wednesday, following similar moves from Meta and social platform X.
With a new feature, Footnotes, TikTok will let a select group of users add context and background information to some of the short videos on the app, along with links to the information’s sources. That group — for now, nearly 80,000 qualified users — will be able to rate those notes for helpfulness. Those with the highest ratings will be displayed at the bottom of all US users’ screens.
