Meta to stop fact-checkers – level 3

14-01-2025 15:00

Meta is replacing fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram with ‘community notes,’ letting users comment on post accuracy.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticized independent fact-checkers as too politically biased, emphasizing a return to free expression. This shift could improve relations with President-elect Donald Trump, who had clashes with Meta in the past.

Zuckerberg faced political backlash for content policies and apologized for issues like child exploitation on the platform. Now, he defends a freer, less regulated approach, echoing changes made by Elon Musk on X. Trump praised these shifts, suggesting they align with his influence. Notably, the changes only apply in the US for now.

Trump’s recent press conference included controversial ideas like renaming the Gulf of Mexico and high tariffs on Denmark for not giving up Greenland. Meta’s policy changes may signal broader shifts in how social media approaches regulation and free speech.

Difficult words: biased (tending to support or oppose something unfairly), backlash (negative reaction by a large number of people), echo (to repeat something that someone else has said or done because you agree with it), signal (to show or indicate something).

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