Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them
Fact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the financial implications of the move.
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Huge problems with axing fact-checkers, Meta oversight board says
The body's co-chair says moving to community notes could have a big impact on gender rights and minority groups.BBC News - 34m -
Meta employees criticize Zuckerberg decisions to end fact-checking, add Dana White to board
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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 - 20h -
Meta's fact-checking flip
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Why Meta ditching fact-checking is so significant Meta is rolling out a series of changes to its content ...The Hill - 16h -
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 - 18h -
Trump says Meta has 'come a long way' after it ends fact-checking program
President-elect Trump on Tuesday said that social media giant Meta has progressed as a company after it announced that it would eliminate its fact-checking program. “Honestly, I think they’ve come ...The Hill - 21h -
Meta to end fact-checking and move to community monitoring
Meta is overhauling its fact-checking programs, ending the current system and adopting a "community notes" style of content moderation, similar to what is used on X. This will apply to posts on ...CBS News - 23h -
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 - 1d -
Meta Reveals Plan to Alter Fact-Checking Program
The move will end a third-party fact-checking system and rely on users to add notes or corrections to posts. It is likely to please the incoming Trump administration and its conservative allies.The New York Times - 1d
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