In brief: Meta has announced that it is now accepting sign-ups for Community Notes, the feature that is replacing third-party fact checkers. Much like the X version that inspired it, Meta's Community Notes allows users on the company's platforms to decide if a post is misleading and add more context. At the start of January, just as Donald Trump's inauguration was approaching, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta's third-party fact checkers had become too politically biased and destroyed more trust than they created. As such, they were being replaced by Community Notes.Zuckerberg said at the time that to prevent bias, the notes would "require agreement between people with a range of perspectives."Facebook, Threads, and Instagram users can now sign up for the chance to become the first contributors to the program. Anyone interested needs to be over 18, have an account that's more than 6 months old and in good standing, and a verified phone number or be enrolled in two-factor authentication.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Mark Zuckerberg (@zuck)According to Meta, contributors can write and submit Notes to posts that they think are potentially misleading or confusing. Examples include background information or a tip that people might find useful. // Related StoriesMeta adds that for a Community Note to be published, users who normally disagree, based on how they've rated Notes in the past, will have to agree that a Note is helpful. Notes will not be added to content when there is no agreement or when people agree a Note is not helpful.Notes will have a 500-character limit and must include a link. The company emphasizes that they will be written and rated by contributors, not Meta itself, and will still be subject to Meta's Community Standards."We intend to be transparent about how different viewpoints inform the Notes displayed in our apps, and are working on the right way to share this information," Meta says.Community Notes will be rolled out in the United States over the next couple of months. Contributors will be removed from the wait list once the beta starts. No word yet on when the feature will arrive in other locations.Community Notes gained popularity on X after launching in 2022, back when it was still called Twitter. While crowdsourcing facts this way is often praised, not everyone agrees with what is being said. X owner Elon Musk announced this week that he is going to "fix" the feature as it is being "gamed" by governments and legacy media.