CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the move is an attempt to restore free expression on Meta's platforms. The pivot comes as Zuckerberg looks to build ties with the incoming Trump administration.

Charles Salter is president and CEO of the News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan education nonprofit that works with educators ...

Sensationalism, controversy, and misinformation outperform factual reporting, eroding trust in journalism and deepening ...

Meta, admitting previous attempts at moderation have fallen into the realm of censorship, will end its third-party fact check program, and adopt a Community Notes model powered by contributing users ...

We echo the sentiments expressed in the IFCN’s open statement: An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers, nine years later. It is critical to acknowledge the vital role that ...

In a January 7 livestream laden with right-wing dog whistles, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social media giant ...

Meta is ending its third-party fact-checking program in the U.S. and allowing “more speech” on Facebook and Instagram. The ...

In a town hall, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company remains committed to diversity and free expression after unwinding ...

Meta has overhauled its content moderation policies to more closely align with the Trump administration, including allowing insults against transgender people and ending its independent fact-checking ...

Meta says its controversial decision to put an end to its fact-checking program hasn’t impacted advertiser spend. On its Q4 2024 call, Meta CFO Susan Li assured investors that advertiser demand ...

The decision by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to end its fact-checking program and otherwise reduce content moderation raises the question of what content on those social media ...

Meta’s decision could open the floodgates to more climate misinformation on its apps, including misleading or out-of-context claims during disasters.