YouTube to Introduce Context Notes Feature for Video Creators

Alphabet’s YouTube said it will soon enable content creators to add notes to their videos to provide context. This new feature is currently in the initial test phase, with select users and creators invited to participate.

The notes aim to offer “relevant, timely, and easy-to-understand context” for videos, similar to the ‘Community Notes’ feature on X, which allows users to add context tags like “misleading” and “out of context.”

YouTube hopes to make its content more verifiable and trustworthy by incorporating crowdsourced context through this pilot Context Notes feature.

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According to YouTube, these notes could clarify if a song is a parody or meme, indicate when a new version of a reviewed product is available, or alert viewers when older footage is mistakenly shown as a current event. Initially, the notes feature will be available on mobile to users in the U.S. and in English.

During this phase, third-party evaluators will assess the helpfulness of the notes to train the systems before a potential broader rollout.