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Meta to replace fact-checkers with community notes

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced plans to overhaul its content review policies by removing third-party fact-checkers and introducing user-generated community notes to moderate misinformation. The move comes amid criticism from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies, who have long accused the company of censoring right-wing voices through its fact-checking initiatives. Meta, which boasts over three billion users globally, defended the policy shift as […]

today8 January, 2025

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Meta to adjust its content review policies on Facebook and Instagram

  Meta says it will adjust its content review policies on Facebook and Instagram, getting rid of fact-checkers and replacing them with user-generated community notes. US president-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies have criticised Meta for its fact-checking policy, calling it censorship of right-wing voices. The company has more than three-billion users globally. Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, says getting rid of fact-checkers will mean more freedom of expression:  

today8 January, 2025