US EditionMeta fact-checking program to officially end Monday
- Meta will officially end its fact-checking program in the U.S. on Monday, replacing it with a user-driven Community Notes system.
- Mark Zuckerberg stated that the new system will improve accuracy and reduce censorship errors, prioritizing free speech.
- Joel Kaplan, Meta's chief global affairs officer, announced that no new fact checks will appear on Meta platforms in America after Monday.
- FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called the announcement a 'good step in the right direction' for free speech.
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On Thursday 3 April, the Meta group - the parent company of Facebook and Instagram - decided suddenly to close its content moderation centre in Barcelona, the main actor for European publications. This closure follows the announcements of Meta's boss, Mark Zuckerberg, in early January 2025, when he decided to end his fact-checking program in the United States.
Facebook user is responsible for content; Meta just a neutral platform —official
An official of Meta, the technology company that operates Facebook, said Tuesday that the user is ultimately responsible for the content he or she posts because Meta is a neutral platform.
The program was replaced by “Community Notes”.
Good Law Project launches campaign to tackle disinformation on Meta
The Good Law Project has launched a campaign to tackle disinformation on Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, accusing Mark Zuckerberg’s platforms of making money ‘out of feeding us disinformation and dodgy ads through its recommender algorithms’. It states that ‘Instagram, Facebook and Threads are full of disinformation and conspiracy theories, much of which is paid content’, adding: “These are all platforms owned by the billiona…
In parallel, the company deploys on Instagram, Facebook and Threads a system of "community notes" written by users, modelled on what the social network X is doing.
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