Facebook's decision to end its US fact-checking program is seen as a victory for President-elect Donald Trump and his tech allies, signaling a shift away from content moderation efforts. The move comes amid a wave of tech industry support for Trump, with CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and Jeff Bezos meeting with him and donating to his inauguration fund. This marks a stark contrast to the past, when Trump was banned from Facebook and Twitter for inciting violence. The change in stance reflects the appeal of Trump's free speech and deregulatory agenda to tech companies, particularly after facing antitrust scrutiny under the Biden administration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tech leaders continue to fall in line around Donald Trump , with Facebook 's announcement that it would end its US fact-checking program the latest victory for the president-elect and his billionaire advisor Elon Musk . Facebook parent Meta's move into fact-checking came in the wake of Trump's shock election in 2016, which critics said was enabled by rampant disinformation on Facebook and interference by foreign actors, including Russia, on the platform.
The fact-checking shake-up is 'a decision that advances Zuckerberg's business goals: fact-checking is difficult, expensive and controversial,' Ethan Zuckerman, a public policy professor who recently sued Meta over its algorithm policies, told AFP.But for those in the right-wing tech sphere, the decision is a course correction.
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