Meta, Facebook to drop fact-checkers: What does this mean for social media?
Meta owned social media platforms ends third-party fact-checking, adopting community notes as its replacement.
Meta Says It Will End Its Fact-Checking Program on Social Media Posts
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. It is likely to please President-elect Trump and his allies.
Meta's fact-checking rollback ushers in a new, chaotic era for social media
To researchers who have studied moderation efforts and platforms, it’s the most recent move toward a more freewheeling and unbridled social media environment.
We Do Not Censor Social Media, EU Says in Response to Meta
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission rejected on Wednesday Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg's assertion that European Union data laws censored social media and said they only required large platforms to remove illegal content.
Social media community notes help with fact-checking: Michael Shellenberger
Michael Shellenberger, founder of the Substack "Public," joins NewsNation's "CUOMO" to discuss Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's announcement of changes to content moderation on Facebook and Instagram. The adjustments,
As Meta drops its fact-checkers, how to teach your kid what to believe on social media
Even before Meta dropped fact-checkers, it could be hard to know what to believe on social media. Parents can help kids sort through posts to learn what’s true.
Social-Media Companies Decide Content Moderation Is Trending Down
Meta follows in X’s footsteps by letting users fact-check each other with “Community Notes.” ...
The fallout of Meta’s content moderation overhaul
Meta overhauled its approach to US moderation on Tuesday, ditching fact-checking, announcing a plan to move its trust and ...
Social-media companies pull back on content moderation, WSJ reports
Social-media companies are now pulling back on all of their content moderation on their platforms, Alexa Course, Meghan Bobrowsky, and Jeff ...
El País in English1h
Ending fact-checking on social media fuels hate speech and harassment, experts warn
Meta’s decision to reduce content controls amplifies the most damaging effects of its platforms, as users are left without ...
Explainer: Will Meta’s scrapping content moderation turn businesses away from its platforms?
Meta's reversal of its content moderation efforts of the past few years is set to create a seismic shift within the social ...
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The good, the bad, and the stupid in Meta’s new content moderation policies
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