Meta Platforms, parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, has announced the end of its US fact-checking program and relaxed rules on contentious topics like immigration and gender identity. This move, seen as Meta's biggest shift in managing political content, comes amid CEO Mark Zuckerberg's efforts to improve relations with the incoming Trump administration. The decision has been met with approval from President-elect Donald Trump.
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The changes will affect Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, three of the world’s biggest social media platforms with more than 3 billion users globally. Asked if he thought Zuckerberg was responding to his threats, which have included a pledge to imprison the CEO, Trump said “probably.” Meta has been working on the shift away from fact-checking for more than a year, a source familiar with the discussions told Reuters.
A Meta spokesperson declined to comment on planning for the changes or say which specific teams would be leaving California. The spokesperson also declined to cite examples of mistakes or bias on the part of fact-checkers.The demise of the fact-checking program, started in 2016, caught partner organizations by surprise.
Kristin Roberts, Gannett Media’s chief content officer, said “truth and facts serve everyone — not the right or the left — and that’s what we will continue to deliver.”
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