Meta scraps third-party fact checkers, rolls back hate speech rules

Meta rolls back hate speech rules

It wasn't just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration.

Facebook's Fact-Checkers Complain They Were "Blindsided" By Zuckerberg's Free Speech Stance, Decision To Axe Them - The American Tribune.com

Facebook founder and META CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that his social media platform would be ditching its relationships with third-party fact-checkers in favor of an X-style Community Notes model.  According to Zuckerberg, the previous fact-checking methods had become politically biased and eroded institutional trust, whereas now he seeks to restore freedom of expression on META properties. However, many of Zuckerberg’s fact-checking…

Meta scraps fact-checking, report suggests its new content policy might be even more troubling

Meta is facing flak for its new content moderation policies which now reportedly allow highly offensive slurs and dehumanising language.

Australia warns of disinformation storm after Meta drops fact-checkers in US

SYDNEY, Jan 10 — Australia is deeply concerned by Meta’s decision to scrap US fact-check operations on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, a senior minister said today. The government — which has been at the forefront of efforts to rein in social media giants — was worried about a surge of false information spreading online, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. “Misinformation and disinformation is very dangerous, and we’ve seen it really kind of expl…

PolitiFact and other fact-checkers work independently on the project Meta designed to investigate false claims and hoaxes on its platforms, while continuing to fact-check claims by politicians and pundits and on other platforms.

Column by PolitiFact Editor-in-Chief Katie Sanders: As I weigh Meta’s decision to break up with American fact-checkers,

Meta makes major move back to free speech and ends 3rd-party fact-checking program

Meta recently announced it will cease working with third-party fact-checking organizations to flag misleading posts on Instagram, Facebook and Threads.