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Biden calls Meta’s decision to drop factchecking ‘really shameful’
The president strongly criticized Meta’s decision to replace factchecking department with community notes. Joe Biden has pushed back on Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
Why Meta had to 'bend the knee to Trump' ahead of his inauguration
Meta's moderation policy to allow more "free expression" was viewed as the latest effort to appease President-elect Donald Trump, which could help AI efforts.CNBC - Jan. 11 -
Biden: Zuckerberg's decision to end Meta fact-checking is 'really shameful'
Outgoing President Biden weighed in on CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end the fact-checking programs on Meta's platforms, calling it a “really shameful” choice since “telling the truth ...The Hill - Jan. 11 -
Mark Cuban Just Proposed a 20-Minute Daily Habit to ‘Destabilize’ Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and President Trump
Is there any downside?Inc. - Jan. 11 -
Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now | Emily Bell
There is a narrow window. Public media and fair reporting must be supported: the rules must be upheld. In early 2017, Mark Zuckerberg was on what might be termed an “apology tour” of the United ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
Biden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’
Responding to a question from a reporter, the president said he believed Americans “want to tell the truth.”The New York Times - Jan. 11 -
Biden calls Meta's decision to end fact-checking 'really shameful'
President Joe Biden slammed Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking program, calling the announcement from Mark Zuckerberg “really shameful.”NBC News - Jan. 11 -
Zuckerberg says Biden officials would 'scream,' 'curse' at Meta team over COVID takedown requests
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Biden administration officials would “scream” and “curse” at his employees when they disagreed with the government’s takedown requests over pandemic-related content. ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Meta terminates its DEI programs days before Trump inauguration
Meta, fresh off announcement to end factchecking, follows McDonald’s and Walmart in rolling back diversity initiatives. Following a week in which Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta was ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Mark Zuckerberg’s end to Meta factchecking is a desperate play for engagement
As factchecking attempts end, Meta’s platforms will become a wasteland of fake news and misinformation. Mark Zuckerberg craves one metric more than any other: engagement, the statistic that ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Mark Zuckerberg sends Trump a friend request
And the L.A. wildfires have already become politicalBBC News - Jan. 10 -
Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of ‘pirated’ books to train AI models, authors claim
Sarah Silverman and others file court case claiming CEO approved use of dataset despite warnings. Business live – latest updates Mark Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of “pirated” versions of ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Zuckerberg met with Trump before ending fact-checking program: GOP senator
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with President-elect Trump a day ahead of announcing the social media network will eliminate its fact-checking program to ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Meta has ‘heard the message’ from Trump, says whistleblower Frances Haugen
Mark Zuckerberg’s move to end factchecking in US reflects president-elect’s views on social media, says Haugen. Mark Zuckerberg has “heard the message” from Donald Trump on restricting online ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Dems bash Meta for scrapping fact-checks: 'Genuflecting to Donald Trump'
House Democrats are hammering Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, after the company announced the platform-wide end of its fact-checking program. The lawmakers said the shift is part of a larger ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
What’s Behind Meta’s Makeover Ahead of Trump’s Second Term?
Mark Zuckerberg is positioning his company for a second Trump term — and revealing the hollow identity at its core.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
How Mark Zuckerberg pivoted Meta to the right
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that he was ending professional fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram.NBC News - Jan. 8 -
Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. It is likely to please President-elect ...The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. President-elect Trump and his conservative allies said they were pleased.The New York Times - Jan. 8 -
Mark Zuckerberg sports $900,000 watch as he calls time on Meta fact-checking
Tech giant CEO wore Greubel Forsey ‘Hand Made 1’, which retails for $895,500, as he announced policy overhaul. Mark Zuckerberg wore a rare Swiss watch worth nearly $900,000 as he announced a ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Meta's new hate speech rules allow users to call LGBTQ people mentally ill
Meta will allow its billions of social media users to accuse people of being mentally ill based on their sexuality or gender identity.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Some Meta employees criticize Zuckerberg decisions to end fact-checking, add Dana White to board
Meta employees took to their internal forum Tuesday, criticizing the company’s decision to end third-party fact-checking on its services two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Meta employees criticize Zuckerberg decisions to end fact-checking, add Dana White to board
Meta employees internally criticized the company's decision to end third-party fact-checking two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.CNBC - Jan. 7 -
Meta goes ‘MAGA’: Facebook adjusts fact-checking approach as Zuckerberg touts ‘free expression’ and cites ‘cultural tipping point’
“We’re going to work with President[-elect] Trump to push back on governments around the world that are going after American companies and pushing to censor more,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.MarketWatch - Jan. 7 -
As Trump Praises Meta Decision, Tech Watchdogs Warn of Surge in Disinformation
While Republicans praised the move, some groups cautioned that effectively ending Meta’s fact-checking program would also lead to more conspiracy theories.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta Fact-Checkers Were the Problem. Fact-Checkers Rule That False.
Fact-checking groups that worked with Meta said they had no role in deciding what the company did with the content that was fact-checked.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Cramer: Meta dumping fact-checkers shows Mark Zuckerberg 'wants to play ball' with Trump
CEO Mark Zuckerberg's move to end fact-checking across Meta's platforms is a positive for investors, Jim Cramer said Tuesday.CNBC - Jan. 7 -
Meta looking for 'sweetheart deal' with Trump: FTC chair
Outgoing Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan suggested Tuesday that Meta and other companies facing antitrust lawsuits from the agency might be looking for “sweetheart deals” from the ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Meta ends third-party fact-checking scheme as it prepares for return of Trump
Facebook owner to copy community notes pioneered by Elon Musk’s XFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
Mark Zuckerberg announces end of fact-checking program for Meta
Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a video that its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, will no longer implement a fact-checking policy, instead relying on community notes similar to ...NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Meta Ditches Fact-Checkers Ahead of Trump's Second Term
In an apparent overture to the incoming Trump administration, Meta announced sweeping changes to its content moderation, including no more fact-checkers and a move to Texas.Wired - Jan. 7 -
Meta ending fact-checking program: Zuckerberg
Social media giant Meta announced a series of changes to its content moderation policies Tuesday, including the elimination of its fact-checking program, in what CEO Mark Zuckerberg said was an ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Martial arts head and Trump ally Dana White joins Meta board
Mark Zuckerberg’s move comes as Silicon Valley seeks to build bridges with the incoming presidentFinancial Times - Jan. 6 -
Brennan presses Homan on Trump administration's deportation plans
CBS News’s Margaret Brennan pressed President-elect Trump’s new border czar Tom Homan on the next administration’s mass deportation plans. Homan joined Brennan on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where ...The Hill - Jan. 5 -
Thune: Trump administration will have to ‘make decisions’ on a ‘realistic’ deportation plan
In an interview with Meet the Press, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) discusses the feasibility of President-elect Trump’s mass deportation plans, but assured the incoming administration ...NBC News - Jan. 5 -
The Trump Administration May Find It Can’t Do Without Diversity
Diversity was a virtue in the Biden administration. The Trump administration may discover the same thing.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
Meta shuts down its AI character accounts that users called 'creepy and unnecessary'
Since late 2023, around a dozen AI Instagram and Facebook accounts created by their social media parent company Meta quietly existed on the platforms.NBC News - Jan. 3 -
Nick Clegg leaves Meta ahead of Trump's return as US president
He will be replaced by Republican Joel Kaplan, a former White House deputy chief of staff under President Bush.BBC News - Jan. 3