NewsMeta shifts from fact-checking to community-driven moderation

Meta shifts from fact-checking to community-driven moderation

Meta has announced the cessation of its fact-checking programme, which it partners with various organizations, and the introduction of a system of community notes similar to X's Community Notes. This shift aims to streamline policy and bolster freedom of speech.

Changes in Meta regarding content verification
Changes in Meta regarding content verification
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Michał Krawiel

According to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Meta will end its collaboration with trusted partners as part of the fact-checking programme. Instead, the company is unveiling a system of community notes similar to those on Elon Musk's X platform. The NBC portal reported that this new approach is intended to simplify policy and encourage freedom of speech across Meta's platforms.

The decision to revise the content moderation method comes in response to criticism directed at Meta by Republicans, who argued that the fact-checking system was biased toward Democrats. Similar to X's, the new system aims to be more inclusive of diverse community opinions.

External content verification

The former Meta fact-checking programme, initiated in 2016, involved collaboration with over 90 organisations worldwide. In the United States, participants included PolitiFact and Factcheck.org. This initiative enabled content verification in more than 60 languages but will now be replaced with a different approach.

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