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Meta Ends Fact-Checking Initiative in Favor of User-Generated Content Amid Concerns

Meta transitions from a third-party fact-checking system to a 'Community Notes' model, prompting mixed reactions regarding misinformation and speech regulation.

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Updated: Jan 8th, 2025, 12:01 PM ET

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Meta has announced it will discontinue its third-party fact-checking initiative, introducing a 'Community Notes' system where users determine post accuracy. CEO Mark Zuckerberg cited political bias in fact-checking as a reason, aiming to bolster free speech ahead of the Trump administration's return. However, the change has raised significant apprehensions among oversight board members and fact-checking organizations regarding potential harm to marginalized communities and increased misinformation. Meta’s leadership plans to adopt a more lenient stance towards political discourse, with concerns that this may facilitate hate speech globally.

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