“Meta on Tuesday announced a series of changes to its content moderation policy that will effectively end its years-long fact-checking program. This policy was implemented to combat the spread of misinformation on its social platforms.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
Meta on Tuesday announced a series of changes to its content moderation policy that will effectively end its years-long fact-checking program, which was put in place to combat the spread of misinformation. This is reported by The New York Times. The departure from years of practice is a clear indication of how the company is changing its strategy in light of the political climate that has developed under Trump. Meta described the changes in an apologetic manner, noting that the company had strayed too far from its values over the past decade.Advertisement: “We want to eliminate the incremental expansion of our mission that has made our rules too rigid and prone to over-application,” said Joel Kaplan. , new global head of Meta policy. Instead of using news organizations and third-party groups, Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, will rely on users to add notes or corrections to posts that may contain false or misleading information. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a video message that the new protocol, which will be launched in the US in the coming months, is similar to the Community Notes system used by X (formerly Twitter).Advertisement: “It’s time to go back to our roots, to freedom of expression,” – Zuckerberg said. The current fact-checking system, he said, “has reached a point where there are too many mistakes and too much censorship.” Zuckerberg acknowledged that the decision will lead to more “bad content” on the platform. “The reality is that it’s a compromise,” he said. “This means we will detect less malicious content, but also reduce the number of innocent posts and accounts we accidentally block.”