A study by the Digital Democracy Institute analyzed X's Community Notes and revealed that over 90 percent of submissions never get published. The research, covering 1.76 million notes between January 2021 and March 2025, shows a drop in publication rates for English notes from 9.5 percent in 2023 to 4.9 percent in early 2025, while Spanish-language notes increased from 3.6 percent to 7.1 percent. Unpublished notes stem from a lack of consensus among users and many remain unrated, exacerbating the challenge of visibility within the system.
The vast majority of submitted notes - more than 90 percent - never reach the public, DDIA's study said. For a program marketed as fast, scalable, and transparent, these figures should raise serious concerns.
Among English notes, the publication rate dropped from 9.5 percent in 2023 to just 4.9 percent in early 2025. Spanish-language notes, however, showed some growth, with the publication rate rising from 3.6 percent to 7.1 percent over the same period.
A vast number of notes remain unpublished due to lack of consensus among users during rating. Thousands of notes also go unrated, possibly never seen and never assessed, according to the report.
As the volume of notes submitted grows, the system's internal visibility bottleneck becomes more apparent -- especially in English. Despite a rising number of contributors submitting notes, many notes remain stuck in limbo, unseen and unevaluated by fellow contributors, a crucial step for notes to be published.
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