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Internet Reacts To News That Meta Will Stop Fact-Checking

Meta deals a blow to fact-checking. Critics says politics is to blame.

When PolitiFact won a Pulitzer in 2009, it put fact-checkers on the map. Donald Trump’s MAGA movement gave them plenty of work. Now, Meta’s fact-checking retrenchment threatens to hollow out the industry.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Internet Reacts To News That Meta Will Stop Fact-Checking: 'Don't Blame Me'

Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that Meta would roll back on fact-checking, which has led to an outpouring of false claims on Threads.

Business Insider on MSN · 1d

Meta cutting its fact-checkers is a big deal. Here's why.

Meta's shocking decision to get rid of its fact-checkers shows that Mark Zuckerberg is reshaping his company in some impactful ways.

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Business Insider on MSN · 11h

71 organizations signed a letter warning Mark Zuckerberg about ending fact-checking on Meta in the US

Checking Network warned of Meta's move to crowdsourced fact-checking.A group of 71 fact checkers said the change is "a step backward" for accuracy.The group proposed crowdsourcing in conjunction with professionals,

Hosted on MSN · 8h

Stephen Colbert Has A Brutal Community Note For Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Changes

The "Late Show" host said the tech billionaire is racing to "kiss" Donald Trump's "ass" with the company's changes ahead of the president-elect's inauguration.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Why Meta went MAGA: Inside Mark Zuckerberg's reset with Donald Trump

With Republicans back in control of both chambers of Congress and calling for new regulation of Big Tech, the Meta CEO is realigning with Trump.

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Gizmodo · 22h

Meta Is Making Instagram Political Again

In a post on (where else?) Threads, Mosseri said the company will be shifting away from its opt-in requirement for users to see political content. Instead, political content will be recommended by default, and users will have the ability to adjust the fire hose with three different settings options: less, standard, and more.

PCMag on MSN · 1d

Meta: We're Bringing Back Political Content on Instagram and Threads, Too

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri argued that having political content on Threads comes with too many 'integrity risks.' But Meta's recent push to 'restore free expression' changes all that.

BBC · 1d

Politics 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.

Meta Removes Third-Party Fact Checkers Over ‘Bias’ Fears

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Meta to end fact-checking, replacing it with community-driven system akin to Elon Musk's X

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Here's why Meta ended fact-checking, according to experts

Fact-checkers who were put in place in the wake of Donald Trump's 2016 election have proven to be "too politically biased" ...

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A Leader’s Guide To Navigating Meta’s Deregulation Announcement

Meta’s recent decision to deregulate its platform raises serious concerns about trust, safety, and professionalism in the ...

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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 ...

Meta Now Lets Users Say Gay and Trans People Have ‘Mental Illness’

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Advertisers say Meta's content-moderation changes make them uneasy. They won't stop spending.

Meta's content-moderation changes have sparked concerns over its brand-safety commitments, but advertisers are unlikely to ...

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We Were Censored By Meta; We’re Taking Them to the Supreme Court

The headline from Politicos Playbook would have been unthinkable eight years ago: Meta sends Trump a friend request. ...

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