Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg (pictured) announced a series of changes to the company’s social media sites that included ending its third-party fact checking programme in favour of a community notes system also used by Elon Musk-owned X.
In a video posted on Facebook, Zuckerberg stated the company will “focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our platforms” by getting rid of fact checkers.
Starting in the US over the coming months, Meta Platforms is replacing fact checkers across Facebook, Instagram and Threads with community notes provided by users. X relies on other members to add context on posts that may be misleading or incorrect.
Zuckerberg stated Meta Platform’s “fact-checkers have just been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they’ve created, especially in the US”.
“The recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards, once again, prioritising speech,” he said.
He admitted changes to the way Meta Platforms filters content could mean “we’re going to catch less bad stuff,” but noted the decision will reduce the number of posts and accounts it accidently takes down.
Zuckerberg also stated the company’s content moderation teams will be moved from California to Texas “where there is less concern about the bias of our teams”.
It will also eliminate restrictions on topics such as “immigration and gender that are just out of touch with mainstream discourse”, Zuckerberg said.
The decision to shed the fact checkers is yet another example of Meta Platforms aligning its social media sites and board of directors with incoming President Donald Trump’s agenda.
The US Republican political party is critical of social media sites’ moderation efforts, contending they are unfair and are biased towards Democrats.
The tech giant recently replaced its president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, with prominent Republican supporter Joel Kaplan.
Zuckerberg stated his company will “work with President Trump to push back on governments around the world that are going after American companies and pushing to censor more”.
He is among a slew of Big Tech CEOs that have expressed their support of Trump by donating to his inauguration fund
The post Meta Platforms to end fact checking programme appeared first on Mobile World Live.
Commercials Cooperation Advertisements:
(1) IT Teacher IT Freelance
立刻註冊及報名電腦補習課程吧!
电子计算机 -教育 -IT 電腦班” ( IT電腦補習 ) 提供一個方便的电子计算机 教育平台, 為大家配對信息技术, 電腦 老師, IT freelance 和 programming expert. 讓大家方便地就能找到合適的電腦補習, 電腦班, 家教, 私人老師.
We are a education and information platform which you can find a IT private tutorial teacher or freelance.
Also we provide different information about information technology, Computer, programming, mobile, Android, apple, game, movie, anime, animation…
(2) ITSec
www.ITSeceu.uk
Secure Your Computers from Cyber Threats and mitigate risks with professional services to defend Hackers.
ITSec provide IT Security and Compliance Services, including IT Compliance Services, Risk Assessment, IT Audit, Security Assessment and Audit, ISO 27001 Consulting and Certification, GDPR Compliance Services, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Penetration test, Ethical Hacking, Vulnerabilities scan, IT Consulting, Data Privacy Consulting, Data Protection Services, Information Security Consulting, Cyber Security Consulting, Network Security Audit, Security Awareness Training.
Contact us right away.
Email (Prefer using email to contact us):
SalesExecutive@ITSec.vip