Artifact introduces reputation-based commenting feature to build a positive learning community

Artifact, the new app for reading and sharing news from the creators of Instagram, has added a new feature that allows users to comment on any article on the platform. The goal is to create a positive community where people feel free to participate and discuss important topics. To ensure that the community remains respectful, reputation scores for commenters will be based on various factors, including upvotes and downvotes from the community. The reputation score will represent the earned trust from the community and will help filter out bad behavior. Community members can now upvote or downvote comments to help moderate the discussion and highlight valuable contributions.

In addition to the reputation score, creating a public profile with a display name, photo, and bio is now required to participate in discussions on Artifact. Commenters can earn reputation by receiving upvotes or adding a photo and bio to their profile. Reputation is lost when a comment is downvoted. Artifact will notify users when their comments receive upvotes or replies, or when people in their network add a comment. These notifications will help users stay engaged in the discussion and feel more connected to the community.

The introduction of this feature is expected to make Artifact a better platform for learning and sharing. Artifact is often referred to as the "TikTok for news" because the algorithm adapts to your preferences over time to show you the most relevant news content. With the addition of the comment feature, Artifact hopes to foster a more engaged and informed community that can discuss and learn from the news together.

Our take: Artifact is becoming a very interesting app, which despite being very new, feels robust and has great intentions. The inclusion of profiles, comments and ratings may be what truly sets it apart from any other regular news feed reader and turns it into the ultimate news social network.