Analysis of 1.76M Community Notes received by X from January 2021 to March 2025: 90%+ of submitted notes are never published, with many notes “stuck in limbo”
Analysis of 1.76M Community Notes received by X from January 2021 to March 2025: 90%+ of submitted notes are never published, with many notes “stuck in limbo”

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A Deep Dive into X’s Community Notes: An Analysis of English and Spanish Contributions Between 2021 and 2025

The vast majority of submitted notes – more than 90% – never reach the public. In early 2025, over 17% of English notes and 15% of Spanish notes remained unevaluated. Some were rated “not helpful,” and dismissed. But many are simply never rated at all, leaving them stranded in the system without ever entering a decision pipeline. For a program marketed as fast, scalable, and transparent, these figures should raise serious concerns.