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 announces major changes in fact checking and content moderation
Meta, the parent of Facebook, said it will eliminate traditional fact-checking and will rely instead on community notes. The move was part of a pivot to a new emphasis on free speech. Meta will also allow more politics to enter users' feeds.
Meta replaces fact checking with X-style community notes
Meta said 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 X.
Meta’s content moderation teams moving from California to Texas after scrapping fact checking system
Meta is eliminating fact-checkers in a move founder Mark Zuckerberg said will make free speech a priority on its social media platforms — including Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp — and align the multinational tech giant with a political tilt to the right with the recent election of Donald Trump.
Meta is getting rid of fact checkers. Zuckerberg acknowledged more harmful content will appear on the platforms now
In a number of sweeping changes that will significantly alter the way that posts, videos and other content are moderated online, Meta will adjust its content review policies on Facebook and Instagram,
Meta: Mark Zuckerberg announces end of fact-checkers and less censorship
Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that Meta will eliminate fact-checkers and drastically reduce censorship on its platforms. In a video statement, the Meta CEO—whose company oversees Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp,
Meta fact-checkers called an emergency meeting. We got inside. Here's what happened.
BI has learned that Meta's contract with US fact-checkers will conclude in March.
Meta to end fact-checking, replacing it with system similar to Musk's X
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said the social media company is ending its fact-checking program and replacing it with a ...
Meta ending 3rd-party fact checkers 'transformative,' but other legal issues remain, says expert
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Meta cutting its fact-checkers is a big deal. Here's why.
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Meta to move key content policy team to Texas amid fact-checking changes
Meta — whose platforms boast over 3 billion users worldwide — did not offer specifics on where in the state it plans to move ...
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" ...
Meta oversight board frustrated with decision to kill moderation
Schmidt, co-chairwoman of the Meta oversight board, said she is "very concerned" about the decision to ditch independent fact ...
Brazil prosecutors question Meta over changes to fact-checking program
Brazilian prosecutors on Wednesday ordered that social media platform Meta clarify whether recently announced changes to its ...
Huge problems with axing fact-checkers, Meta oversight board says
The body's co-chair says moving to community notes could have a big impact on gender rights and minority groups.
Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X's
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a series of major changes to the company's moderation policies and practices, saying the ...
Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them
Fact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the ...
Meta tries letting Facebook Marketplace users view eBay listings as way to resolve EU charges
Meta says it will allow some Facebook users to view eBay listings on its Marketplace service. It's trying out a possible way ...