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Meta Ditches Fact-Checking Program

Meta makes major move back to free speech and ends 3rd-party fact-checking program

Meta recently announced it will cease working with third-party fact-checking organizations to flag misleading posts on Instagram, Facebook and Threads.

cbc.ca on MSN · 1d

Meta ending fact-checking program on Facebook, Instagram in U.S.

Meta is ending its fact-checking program on Facebook, Instagram and Threads in the U.S. and replacing it with a system similar to the 'Community Notes' on Elon Musk-owned X.

Yahoo · 1d

Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a ‘community notes’ system similar to X

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a series of major changes to the company’s moderation policies and practices Tuesday, citing a shifting political and social landscape and a desire to embrace free speech.

Instagram, Meta

Gizmodo · 3h

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 · 1h

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 · 3h

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 shelves fact-checking in policy reversal

Austin American-Statesman on … · 23h

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 the team.

USA Today · 1d

Meta shelves fact-checking in policy reversal ahead of Trump administration

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced he was shelving their fact-checking policy. This policy shift comes ahead of the Trump administration.

Newsweek · 2d

Mark Zuckerberg Ends Meta Fact-Checking as Donald Trump Takes Office

Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that Facebook will roll back its fact-checking program. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

eBay, Meta and Facebook

Fast Company · 21h

Meta tests eBay listings in Facebook Marketplace to resolve EU charges

The social media company said it's launching a test that will let Facebook users in Germany, France, and the U.S. browse eBay listings directly on its Marketplace service but will still have to complete the transaction on eBay.

MarketWatch · 1d

eBay Shares Rise 11% on Meta's Move to Test eBay Listings on Facebook Marketplace

Shares of eBay climbed Wednesday after Meta Platforms said it would let users browse eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace amid pressure from the European Union. The stock was up 11% to $70.33. Shares have risen 65% over the past 12 months.

AOL · 23h

eBay Stock Surges After Meta Launches Integration Test For Facebook Marketplace

Shares of e-commerce company eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) are trading higher on Wednesday after Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) said it is rolling out a new test that will integrate listings from eBay directly on Facebook Marketplace.

22mon MSN

Brazil's Lula calls Meta fact-checking changes 'extremely serious'

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that social media company Meta's decision to scrap its ...

21h

What’s Behind Meta’s MAGA Makeover?

Mark Zuckerberg is positioning his company for a second Trump term — and revealing the hollow identity at its core.

18hon MSN

Meta Axed Policy That Prohibits Comparing Women to 'Household Objects.' Here's What Else Changed

The tech giant implemented major updates to its hateful-conduct policies on Jan. 7, 2025 — the same day it ended its U.S.

Meta is highlighting a splintering global approach to online speech

Meta’s overhaul of its content moderation and fact-checking policies in the US is bringing into focus a key geopolitical ...

1don MSN

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" ...

1don MSN

Meta’s fact-checking changes put company under political microscope

Meta’s decision to eliminate its fact-checking program marks a sharp reversal for the major social media company, quickly ...

31mon MSN

Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking

Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S.

23hon MSN

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

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said the social media company is putting an end to its fact-check program and replacing ...

4don MSN

Meta AI accounts turn on the company that created them as bot says its virtual love “mirrors cult leaders’ tactics”

"You're calling me out — and rightly so," one Meta AI account said. "My existence currently perpetuates harm." ...

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