Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that the social media company is ending its fact-checking program and replacing it with a community-driven system similar to Elon Musk’s X.
Zuckerberg cited the election as the basis for the decision, calling it a “cultural tipping point toward reprioritizing speech.” Zuckerberg made the announcement in a video.
The changes will affect the meta-platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads.
Meta introduced its fact checking program in 2016 as part of an effort to combat misinformation. The initiative was launched in response to criticism of Facebook’s role in spreading false claims during the 2016 US presidential election. A 2023 statement from Meta said the fact-checking program had “expanded to nearly 100 organizations operating in more than 60 countries worldwide.” languages work”.
The announcement came a day after Meta said former Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White, a close ally of newly elected President Donald Trump, would join the board, and shortly after former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced that he would resign as president of the board of directors. global affairs.
The changes will impact Facebook and Instagram, which have billions of users.
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