Meta’s fact-checking changes are just what Trump’s FCC head asked for
The operator of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads has been backing off moderation recently, and fact-checking has always been contentious. But it’s probably smart to do it two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office — and nominates a Federal Communications Commission head who’s threatened the company over it.
Meta kneels to Trump? Think again.
In reality, Meta dumping its fact-checking partnerships is unlikely to make the internet any more a morass of bias, argument, ad hominem attacks and blatant propaganda. (Or any more a paragon of truth.
Meta shelves fact-checking in policy reversal ahead of Trump administration
The changes will affect Facebook, Instagram and Threads, three of the world's biggest social media platforms with more than 3 billion users globally.
Meta ends fact checks, will adopt X-style ‘community notes’ in Trump era
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ends fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in favor of community notes, calling the recent election “a cultural tipping point.”
Keller: What does the end of Meta's fact-checking mean for social media?
Meta - the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads​ - said it's ending its fact-checking program. What does that mean for social media?
Why did Meta remove fact-checkers? Experts explain
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced plans Tuesday to replace fact-checkers with a user-based system known as "community notes." Fact-checkers who were put in place in the wake of Donald Trump's 2016 election have proven to be "too politically biased" and have destroyed "more trust than they've created,
Meta Ends Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagram
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the move is an attempt to restore free expression on Meta's platforms. The pivot comes as Zuckerberg looks to build ties with the incoming Trump administration.
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