Meta announces major changes in fact checking and content moderation
Meta, the parent of Facebook, said it will eliminate traditional fact-checking and will rely instead on community notes. The move was part of a pivot to a new emphasis on free speech. Meta will also allow more politics to enter users' feeds. NBC News' Hallie Jackson reports.
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