X community adds a context note to Steven Donziger post: Steven Donziger posted on X: "Lashawn Thompson (below) died after being devoured by insects and brutalized for 3 months in a filthy cell in the Atlanta jail. He never was convicted of a crime and had been charged with a misdemeanor. State-sanctioned torture." Donziger included two photos purportedly showing Thompson's face, and another photo of a nude man curled in a dirty cell. The X community added a context note to the post that read "Right photo is Joshua McLemore who reportedly died from dehydration and starvation in an Indiana county jail. cbsnews.com/news/joshua-mc… No official report has been made public of Lashawn Thompson’s health status at the time of death. His family says sanitary conditions and insects contributed. cnn.com/2023/04/13/us/…"
The label is part of X’s Community Notes system. X users are able to sign up as contributors to add context to posts. X owner Elon Musk recently shared that any post with a Community Note added to it will be demonetized. The Community Notes account on X also posted to explain that notices will now be pushed to users that previously engaged with a post about any Community Notes added to it after the engagement.