Biden blasts ‘shameful’ Meta decision to scrap US fact-checking

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US President Joe Biden blasted Meta Friday for scrapping fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the United States, calling the move 'really shameful'

US President Joe Biden blasted Meta Friday for scrapping fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the United States, calling the move “really shameful” after a global network warned of real-world harm if the tech giant expands its decision to other countries.

“Telling the truth matters,” he said, adding that the move was “completely contrary to everything America’s about.” “If Meta decides to stop the program worldwide, it is almost certain to result in real-world harm in many places,” it added. Zuckerberg also expressed regret for giving “too much deference” to the traditional media, criticizing it for pushing the narrative that social media misinformation had swung the 2016 election in favor of Trump.Zuckerberg stunned many when he said on Tuesday that fact-checkers were “too politically biased,” and added that the program had led to “too much censorship.”

The United Nations rights chief Volker Turk also insisted on Friday that regulating harmful content and hate speech online “is not censorship.”Brazil on Friday gave Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the country, and how it plans to protect “fundamental rights” on its platforms.

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