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"Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking program, starting in the
United States. It was aimed at preventing the spread of online lies among more
than 3 billion people who use Meta’s social media platforms, including
Facebook, Instagram and Threads.
In a video, the company’s chief, Mark Zuckerberg, said fact checking had led to
“too much censorship”.
He added it was time for Meta “to get back to our roots around free
expression”, especially following the recent presidential election in the US.
Zuckerberg characterised it as a “cultural tipping point, towards once again
prioritising speech”.
Instead of relying on professional fact checkers to moderate content, the tech
giant will now adopt a “community notes” model, similar to the one used by X.
This model relies on other social media users to add context or caveats to a
post. It is currently under investigation by the European Union for its
effectiveness.
This dramatic shift by Meta does not bode well for the fight against the spread
of misinformation and disinformation online."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
