Meta said on Tuesday that it was ending its longstanding fact-checking program, a policy instituted to curtail the spread of misinformation across its social media […]
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Fact-checking firm staffed by CNN alums takes Meta axing hard: 'surprised and disappointed'
A prominent fact-checking organization used by Facebook to moderate political content reacted to news that it will revamp its fact-checking to better avoid bias with […]
Meta Drops Rules Protecting LGBTQ Community as Part of Content Moderation Overhaul
For years, social media companies made it a top priority to combat hate speech. But in recent months, they have waffled over how to tackle […]
Wednesday Briefing: Meta Set to End Fact-Checking
Meta is ending its fact-checking program Meta will stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram. It will instead rely on users to add […]
Meta to End Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagram Ahead of Trump Term: Live Updates
Jan. 7, 2025, 3:38 p.m. ET President-elect Donald J. Trump at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times While […]
As Trump Praises Meta Decision, Tech Watchdogs Warn of Surge in Disinformation
While Republicans largely cheered Meta’s announcement on Tuesday that it would effectively end its fact-checking program, several tech watchdog groups condemned the decision, warning of […]
Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta Fact-Checkers Were the Problem. Fact-Checkers Rule That False.
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, blamed the company’s fact-checking partners for some of Facebook’s moderation issues, saying in a video that “fact-checkers have been too […]
Meta Turns to Community Notes, Mirroring X
Social media companies are increasingly relying on fact-checks written by their users, allowing companies to step back from politically loaded decisions about what content to […]
Meta Reveals Plan to Alter Fact-Checking Program
Meta on Tuesday announced a set of changes to its content moderation practices that would effectively put an end to its longstanding fact-checking program, a […]
Meta ends fact-checking program as Zuckerberg vows to restore free expression on Facebook, Instagram
FIRST ON FOX: Meta is ending its fact-checking program and lifting restrictions on speech to “restore free expression” across Facebook, Instagram and Meta platforms, admitting […]