It won't eliminate fact-checkers and will use a bridge-based ranking system intended to help people with opposing views understand each other better, TikTok says.

TikTok said it will open access to start contributing footnotes in the coming months. U.S. users can apply to be a contributor as of today. They’ll have to meet the eligibility requirements of having been on the platform for more than 6 months, are 18 years old or older, and have no recent history of violating TikTok’s community guidelines.

TikTok is joining the ranks of social networks with Community Notes programs, which allow users to add context, corrections, and additional information to posts on the platform. The new feature is called Footnotes,