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 safety teams, and perhaps most impactfully, updating its Hateful Conduct policy. As reported by Wired, a lot of text has been updated, added, or removed, but here are some of the changes that jumped out at us.
Meta Cuts Fact Checkers, Says Content Removal Went ‘Too Far’
Meta Platforms Inc. will end third-party fact checking on its social media platforms in the US, letting users comment on posts’ accuracy with a community notes system it said will promote free expression.
The good, the bad, and the stupid in Meta’s new content moderation policies
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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 media industry.
How Meta's content moderation changes will put more politics in your feed
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that the company plans to phase out fact-checkers largely overshadowed another, in which the social media company said it would soon be increasing the amount of political content on its platforms.
Politics content to be pushed on all Instagram and Threads users
Threads and Instagram users will no longer be able to opt out of being shown political content from people they do not follow, parent company Meta has announced. The firm says its part of its reorientation towards "free expression" - a move that saw it ditch fact checkers on Tuesday.
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.” ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Instagram's Filter Glitch Impacts LGBTQ+ Hashtags and Search Content
Meta says it has fixed the error that resulted in restricting LGBTQ+ content in teens' search and explore pages, but it's ...
Zuckerberg’s fact-checking rollback could usher 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 ...
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Meta to change its fact-checking policy
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced major changes to the company’s content moderation policies ahead of Donald ...