If Meta were to fire its fact checkers in the EU, as it announced yesterday it would in the US, it needs to submit a risk assessment to the European Commission first, a spokesperson for the EU institution said.

Even before Meta dropped fact-checkers, it could be hard to know what to believe on social media. Parents can help kids sort through posts to learn what’s true.

Zuckerberg said Meta would get rid of fact-checkers for Facebook, Instagram and Threads, starting in the United States, and replace it with a "community notes" system similar to t

The social media giant will let some users browse eBay listings on its Facebook Marketplace platform after the EU ruled that the link between its classified-ads service and flagship social network undermined competition.

Meta Platforms Inc. offered to publish listings from classified ads rival eBay Inc. on Facebook Marketplace in an effort to comply with a landmark European Union antitrust order that was accompanied by a €798 million ($822 million) fine.

Meta says it will allow some Facebook users to view eBay listings on its Marketplace service. It's trying out a possible way to resolve European Union charges of anticompetitive behavior.