Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X

Simon Wiesenthal Center ‘deeply concerned’ Meta ending fact

(JNS) — The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a nonprofit based in Los Angeles, is “deeply concerned” that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is discontinuing its fact-checking policy and relying more on users to say which posts they deem unfactual. “This decision comes at a time of unprecedented surging antisemitism, particularly following the events of Oct. […]

Meta Ends Fact-Checking Program to Restore Free Speech, Embraces X-Style Community Notes

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced a bold new direction for content moderation, signaling a significant win for advocates of free speech. The company is ending its controversial third-party fact-checking program and lifting speech restrictions to “restore free expression” across its platforms. This move is a major pivot from years of […] The post Meta Ends Fact-Checking Program to Restore Free Speech, Embraces X-St…

Zuckerberg's Meta to end US fact-checking: Why and what next?

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…

The implications of Meta ending its fact-checking program

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

Does Fact-Checking Work on Social Media?

Communication and misinformation researchers reveal the value of fact-checking, where perceived biases come from and what Meta’s decision could mean

There's no way Meta's new Community Notes will be as hilarious as the ones on X

Say what you will about X under the reign of Elon Musk, but there's one particular feature of X, formerly Twitter, that I've found myself surprisingly a big fan of: Community Notes, those clarifications you see appended to tweets from users who add valuable context in response to errors or misinformation. And no, it's not that I love them because I enjoy watching hall monitors get the last word in after some misanthrope has made an error or stir…