Meta ditches fact-checkers, embraces community notes

Meta abandons fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in favor of Community Notes
Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are ditching third-party fact-checkers in favor of a Community Notes program after seeing “this approach work on X,” according to an announcement penned by Meta’s new Trump-friendly policy chief Joe Kaplan. Meta is also moving its trust and safety teams from California to Texas.
Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with Community Notes written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s social media platform X.
Meta says it will follow X, replace fact-checking with community notes
The company said it decided to end the program because expert fact checkers had their own biases and too much content ended up being fact checked.
Facebook to rely on 'Community Notes,' replacing fact checkers, Zuckerberg says
Social network Facebook plans to replace its fact checkers with "Community Notes," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.
Facebook fact-checking to be replaced with X-style community notes
Facebook is ending its fact-checking program and replacing it with a similar model used on Elon Musk’s X. Here’s what to know.
Zuckerberg following Musk’s lead in axing ‘fact checkers’ on Meta
The news came after Mark Zuckerberg’s company faced critics who said “fact-checkers” suppressed free speech and censored information.
Mark Zuckerberg announces end of fact-checking program for Meta
Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a video that its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, will no longer implement a fact-checking policy, instead relying on community notes similar to what X is doing.
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Meta to Drop Fact-Checking Program Because It's ‘Too Politically Biased,' Adds Community Notes on Facebook and Instagram
Meta is replacing its fact-checking systems on Facebook and Instagram with a “community notes” model similar to Elon Musk’s X ...
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Meta ditches fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in favour of X-style 'community notes'
Tech giant Meta is ditching its fact-checking service on Facebook and Instagram and replacing it with X-inspired "community ...
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