Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X
- Meta is ending its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program written by users, similar to the model used by Elon Musk's X.
- The company stated that expert fact-checkers had biases and too much content was being fact-checked, prompting this change.
- CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that the changes are partly due to political events, including Donald Trump's election victory.
- Meta plans to allow more speech by lifting restrictions on certain topics while focusing on illegal and high-severity violations like terrorism and child sexual exploitation.
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Scoop is FRANCE 24's international media show. This week, we look at Meta's decision to end its massive US-based fact-checking operation on its platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Experts say some changes were needed, but there is concern the radical overhaul could lead to a rise in political disinformation. Many conservatives welcomed the move but saw it as too little, too late, while liberals accused CEO Mark Zuckerberg of making the de…
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The fight against disinformation looks to have taken a different turn Meta will be ending its third-party fact-checking program in the US for its Facebook, Instagram, and Threads platforms. In exchange, they will be employing a user-run community notes system similar to X’s. Why? According to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the present system […]...Keep on reading: The implications of Meta ending its fact-checking program
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