Why is Meta shutting down fact-checkers? | Explained
3 days, 15 hours ago

Why is Meta shutting down fact-checkers? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On January 7, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will get rid of fact-checkers and simplify content policies by removing restrictions on topics as it is “out of touch with mainstream discourse.” In a five-minute video, he said that the company will return to its roots as the fact-checkers have been “too politically biased” and “destroyed more trust than they created, especially in the U.S.” How did Meta get into fact-checking? Beyond fact-checking, partner organisations worked across Meta’s platforms to carry out research, and rate content on a qualitative scale — false, altered, partly false, missing context, satire, and true. In an open letter to Mr. Zuckerberg, IFCN said, “There is no reason Community Notes couldn’t co-exist with the third-party fact-checking programme; they are not mutually exclusive. A Community Notes model that works in collaboration with professional fact-checking would have strong potential as a new model for promoting accurate information.” But, Meta has decided on a hands-off approach to content moderation, by stopping its demotion of fact-checked content and removing the full-screen warnings over flagged posts.

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DC Edit | Meta wrong to end fact checks
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1 day, 16 hours ago

DC Edit | Meta wrong to end fact checks

Deccan Chronicle  

At the core of this restructuring lies Zuckerberg’s decision to relax content moderation rules and phase out the third-party fact-checking platforms, which he claimed were stifling free speech and promoting bias. The company, which owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, will use the community notes system, which is similar to the one used by Trump’s ally Elon Musk-led social media …

Harry and Meghan criticise Meta over fact-checking changes
1 day, 18 hours ago

Harry and Meghan criticise Meta over fact-checking changes

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Harry and Meghan, in a lengthy statement issued on behalf of their Archewell Foundation, criticised the social …

Brazil orders Meta to explain changes to fact-checking program in 72 hours
1 day, 23 hours ago

Brazil orders Meta to explain changes to fact-checking program in 72 hours

Firstpost  

Meta’s announcement has sparked alarm in Brazil, where the government sees Meta’s policy changes as a potential threat to public discourse. Zuckerberg justified the change by criticising the bias he says crept into the original programme Brazil has given Meta 72 hours to clarify recent changes to its fact-checking programme. Concerns from Brazil’s leadership The announcement has sparked alarm in …

Meta oversight co-chair says the company looks like it’s ‘buckling to political pressure’ by ending fact-checking program
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3 days, 10 hours ago

Meta oversight co-chair says the company looks like it’s ‘buckling to political pressure’ by ending fact-checking program

CNN  

CNN — Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking program looks like the company is “caving” to political pressures, said Meta’s oversight board co-chair Michael McConnell. McConnell, who is a law professor at Stanford University, told NPR on Friday that he would have liked to have seen changes made during “less contentious and partisan times so that they would be considered …

Meta oversight co-chair says the company looks like it’s ‘buckling to political pressure’ by ending fact-checking program
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3 days, 10 hours ago

Meta oversight co-chair says the company looks like it’s ‘buckling to political pressure’ by ending fact-checking program

CNN  

CNN — Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking program looks like the company is “caving” to political pressures, said Meta’s oversight board co-chair Michael McConnell. McConnell, who is a law professor at Stanford University, told NPR on Friday that he would have liked to have seen changes made during “less contentious and partisan times so that they would be considered …

Biden slams Meta for scrapping fact-checking in US, calls the move 'shameful'
4 days, 10 hours ago

Biden slams Meta for scrapping fact-checking in US, calls the move 'shameful'

Firstpost  

The International Fact-Checking Network has warned of devastating consequences if Meta broadens its policy shift beyond US borders to the company’s programs covering more than 100 countries 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 …

Telling the truth matters: Biden tears into Meta's decision to end fact-checking
4 days, 10 hours ago

Telling the truth matters: Biden tears into Meta's decision to end fact-checking

India Today  

US President Joe Biden has said that Meta's decision to end its fact-checking program, previously criticised by Donald Trump, as "really shameful". In a wide-ranging media interaction days before he demits office, Biden said the move by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of platforms like Facebook and Instagram, would allow "things that are simply not true" to be read by …

Free speech or free fall? What the end of Meta's fact-checking partnership portends
4 days, 10 hours ago

Free speech or free fall? What the end of Meta's fact-checking partnership portends

New Indian Express  

Meta is handing over the keys of the kingdom to the users. CEO Mark Zuckerberg's recent announcement to end his social media giant's fact-checking partnership with trusted organisations has thrown up this billion-dollar question. Zuckerberg’s move, which according to him aims to embrace free speech, shifts responsibility from moderators to the community itself, a model similar to that of X's …

Mark Zuckerberg says users exiting Meta over fact-checking reforms is ‘virtue signaling’
4 days, 16 hours ago

Mark Zuckerberg says users exiting Meta over fact-checking reforms is ‘virtue signaling’

Live Mint  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded defiantly to criticism of his company’s recent decision to eliminate third-party fact-checking and relax content moderation rules across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. “I think Community Notes will be more effective than fact-checkers, reducing the number of people whose accounts get mistakenly banned is good, people want to be able to discuss civic topics and make …

Many users now searching how to delete Facebook, Instagram as Meta scraps fact checking: Report
5 days, 10 hours ago

Many users now searching how to delete Facebook, Instagram as Meta scraps fact checking: Report

India Today  

In a move that has sparked considerable backlash, Meta has announced it will no longer be implementing its fact-checking measures on certain posts across its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, on January 7, 2025. The report states, “Google searches for terms like “how to permanently delete Facebook” hit a maximum score of 100 — the highest level of interest possible …

'A step backward': IFCN condemns Meta's move to end third-party fact-checking
5 days, 10 hours ago

'A step backward': IFCN condemns Meta's move to end third-party fact-checking

India Today  

Responding to Meta’s decision to end its third-party fact-checking programme, the International Fact-Checking Network said on Thursday this move “threatens to undo nearly a decade of progress in promoting accurate information online”, calling it a “step backward for those who want to see an internet that prioritises accurate and trustworthy information". It is now being replaced with Community Notes, similar …

As Meta scraps fact-checking, its new content policy seen as offensive and dehumanising
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5 days, 10 hours ago

As Meta scraps fact-checking, its new content policy seen as offensive and dehumanising

India Today  

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is under fire for recent changes to its content moderation policies, which now permit a wider range of derogatory speech targeting various racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender identities. The policy overhaul coincides with Meta's suspension of its fact-checking program, a move aimed at "lifting restrictions to allow more speech," according to a …

Meta oversight board members say losing fact-checking could undermine public trust
5 days, 13 hours ago

Meta oversight board members say losing fact-checking could undermine public trust

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two members of Meta’s independent Oversight Board have warned that …

As Meta shifts away from professional fact-checkers, Indian firms await clarity
5 days, 13 hours ago

As Meta shifts away from professional fact-checkers, Indian firms await clarity

The Hindu  

Indian fact-checking organisations are on tenterhooks as they await the consequences of Meta’s decision to abandon its partnerships with professional fact-checking organisations in favour of a community-led model, starting with the U.S. Amitabh Kumar, founder of Social and Media Matters, which has worked with large social media platforms, said that he was trying to keep an open mind on Meta’s …

No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?
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6 days, 4 hours ago

No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?

Associated Press  

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades ago. Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement this week was widely seen in news verification circles as a genuflection to president-elect Donald Trump, whose first term in office popularized the phrase “alternative facts.” Meta is replacing its …

Australia frets over Meta halt to U.S. fact-checking
6 days, 4 hours ago

Australia frets over Meta halt to U.S. fact-checking

The Hindu  

Australia is deeply concerned by Meta's decision to scrap U.S. fact-check operations on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, a senior minister said Thursday. The government -- which has been at the forefront of efforts to rein in social media giants -- was worried about a surge of false information spreading online, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. Social media restrictions Australia has …

No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?
6 days, 10 hours ago

No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?

New Indian Express  

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades ago. That seems like a simpler time — especially when you consider Meta’s decision to end a fact-checking program on social media apps Facebook, Instagram and Threads and what the ramifications might be for an industry …

The X-ification of Meta
55 years ago

The X-ification of Meta

Wired  

It’s a social networking company with close ties to the incoming Trump administration. It deploys a “community notes” system to fight misinformation and lets hateful comments fly under the banner of “free speech.” It’s got a hefty side-gig in AI. Meta this week said it would torpedo its fact-checking partners in favor of X’s “community notes” model and used the …

Meta axing fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram to rely on ‘community notes’
1 week ago

Meta axing fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram to rely on ‘community notes’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The company will instead rely on its users to report false stories and misleading information through a …

Zuckerberg ends fact-checking on Meta's Facebook, Instagram: Why it could lead to a flood of misinformation
1 week ago

Zuckerberg ends fact-checking on Meta's Facebook, Instagram: Why it could lead to a flood of misinformation

Firstpost  

Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta has announced that it will end its fact-checking programme in the US, citing that the checkers have become ‘too biased’. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook and Instagram would be ending their current third party fact checking programme in the United States and instead begin moving to a Community Notes programme. Opening floodgates to misinformation While …

Meta’s Fact-checking: disinformation experts slam Zuckerberg’s decision
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1 week ago

Meta’s Fact-checking: disinformation experts slam Zuckerberg’s decision

The Hindu  

Tech giant Meta's shock announcement that it is ending its US fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from disinformation researchers who warned it risked opening the floodgates for false narratives. Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced the company was going to "get rid" of its third-party fact-checkers in the United States, in a sweeping policy shift that analysts saw as …

X boss Linda Yaccarino praises Meta’s decision to scrap fact checkers
1 week ago

X boss Linda Yaccarino praises Meta’s decision to scrap fact checkers

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The head of X has called Meta’s decision to scrap fact checkers and …

Meta takes first step to stop social media fact-checking in the European Union: report
1 week ago

Meta takes first step to stop social media fact-checking in the European Union: report

NL Times  

Meta Platforms said it is not yet planning on abandoning fact-checking efforts in the European Union of social media posts placed on its platforms. However, European Commission sources told Dutch broadcaster NOS that the tech giant already made its first move in that direction by sending the European Union’s executive body a risk analysis about the matter on Tuesday. Meta …

Mark Zuckerberg ends fact-checking program, possibly as he tries to appease Donald Trump: Story in 5 points
1 week ago

Mark Zuckerberg ends fact-checking program, possibly as he tries to appease Donald Trump: Story in 5 points

India Today  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made a big decision to end the company’s long-standing fact-checking program, a move that has sparked debates across the tech and political verticals. The impact of this decision is wide-ranging, from how misinformation will be managed on platforms like Facebook and Instagram to the future of third-party fact-checking organisations that rely on Meta’s support. Meta …

Opinion: Meta is changing its rules and embracing Trump. What does that mean for the world?
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1 week ago

Opinion: Meta is changing its rules and embracing Trump. What does that mean for the world?

LA Times  

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta, appears at the computer graphics and interactives conference SIGGRAPH 2024 in Denver. Trump and major social media platforms have been warring for years over perceived anti-conservative bias, including Meta’s decision to shutter Trump’s accounts after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Meta will err on the side of leaving up content that does not …

Fact-checkers, targeted by MAGA loyalists, blast Zuckerberg’s assertion their work was ‘biased’
1 week ago

Fact-checkers, targeted by MAGA loyalists, blast Zuckerberg’s assertion their work was ‘biased’

CNN  

New York CNN — Meta’s surprise decision to scrap its fact-checking partnerships – blindsiding journalists involved in the program and putting some out of work – is part of a much bigger shift in media and politics. “In fact, we would have lost our contract if they suspected it.” Duke said his website will stay in business – it has …

Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them
55 years ago

Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them

Wired  

Meta’s fact-checking partners claim they were “blindsided” by the company’s decision to abandon third-party fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in favor of a Community Notes model, and some say they are now scrambling to figure out if they can survive the hole this leaves in their funding. “We heard the news just like everyone else,” says Alan Duke, cofounder …

Meta to discontinue fact-checking, rely on user-based filtration: Zuckerberg
Top News
1 week ago

Meta to discontinue fact-checking, rely on user-based filtration: Zuckerberg

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Meta Platforms chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced a decision to do away with the company's long-standing fact checking teams—choosing instead to establish a ‘community notes’ mechanism akin to Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter. Zuckerberg’s other moves include backing the incoming Trump administration to influence global governments that the executive said has made it difficult for “American …

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes
1 week ago

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

The Hindu  

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it's scrapping its third-party fact-checking programme and replacing it with a Community Notes programme written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk's social media platform X. “We've seen this approach work on X – where they empower their community to decide when posts are potentially misleading and need more context,” …

Meta Ditches Fact-Checkers Ahead of Trump’s Second Term
55 years ago

Meta Ditches Fact-Checkers Ahead of Trump’s Second Term

Wired  

Meta announced Tuesday that it is abandoning its third-party fact-checking programs on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads and replacing its army of paid moderators with a Community Notes model that mimics X’s much-maligned volunteer program, which allows users to publicly flag content they believe to be incorrect or misleading. In a video accompanying the blog post, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said …

Meta to scrap fact-checking, introduces ‘Community Notes’ for users to flag misleading posts
1 week ago

Meta to scrap fact-checking, introduces ‘Community Notes’ for users to flag misleading posts

Live Mint  

Meta is ending its fact-checking program in the US and replacing it with a new "Community Notes" system, the company announced on Tuesday. The new system will empower users on Meta's platforms—Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—to flag posts that may be misleading or lack proper context, shifting the responsibility for content moderation away from independent fact-checking organizations and experts. The company …

Social media giant Meta scraps fact-checking for ‘community notes’
Top News
1 week, 1 day ago

Social media giant Meta scraps fact-checking for ‘community notes’

Al Jazeera  

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, says allowing fact-checkers to assess content ‘became a tool to censor’. The social media giant Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, has announced the end of its third-party fact-checking programme in the United States, saying that it will encourage “more speech” on its platform. Instead of third-party fact-checkers, Meta said it will rely on …

Meta gets rid of fact checkers and says it will reduce ‘censorship’
1 week, 1 day ago

Meta gets rid of fact checkers and says it will reduce ‘censorship’

CNN  

New York CNN — In a number of sweeping changes that will significantly alter the way that posts, videos and other content are moderated online, Meta will adjust its content review policies on Facebook and Instagram, getting rid of fact checkers and replacing them with user-generated “community notes,” similar to Elon Musk’s X, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday. Meta’s newly …

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes
1 week, 1 day ago

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

New Indian Express  

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it's scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk's social media platform X. Instead, it will pivot to a Community Notes model that uses crowdsourced fact-checking contributions from users. “We’ve seen this approach work on X – …

Meta gets rid of fact checkers and says it will reduce ‘censorship’
1 week, 1 day ago

Meta gets rid of fact checkers and says it will reduce ‘censorship’

CNN  

New York CNN — In a number of sweeping changes that will significantly alter the way that posts, videos and other content are moderated online, Meta will adjust its content review policies on Facebook and Instagram, getting rid of fact checkers and replacing them with user-generated “community notes,” similar to Elon Musk’s X, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday. Meta’s newly …

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes
1 week, 1 day ago

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

LA Times  

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, shown at a conference last year, acknowledged that the changes are in part sparked by Donald Trump’s presidential election. Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s social media platform X. …

Meta is following X's playbook on fact-checking. What it means for you
1 week, 1 day ago

Meta is following X's playbook on fact-checking. What it means for you

LA Times  

Social media giant Meta, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, above, is ending its U.S. fact-checking program, a major shift that conforms with the priorities of President-elect Donald Trump. Facebook parent company Meta Platforms said Tuesday that it’s ending a third-party fact-checking program in the United States, a controversial move that will change how the social media giant combats misinformation. “We …

Mark Zuckerberg dumps fact-checkers on Meta, Trump pleased, Elon Musk approves
1 week, 1 day ago

Mark Zuckerberg dumps fact-checkers on Meta, Trump pleased, Elon Musk approves

India Today  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced a slew of changes to content moderation and policy on the social media platform, including the scrapping of fact-checkers in favour of X-style community notes. Instead, Meta plans to implement a "community notes" system, mirroring the model used by X, where users collaboratively provide context and clarifications to potentially contentious posts. To further …

Mark Zuckerberg tells Fox News that Meta will "get rid of fact checkers" in latest appeal to Trump
1 week, 1 day ago

Mark Zuckerberg tells Fox News that Meta will "get rid of fact checkers" in latest appeal to Trump

Salon  

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is nixing Facebook's fact checkers and replacing them with community notes, a feature used by Elon Musk's X platform where users highlight posts they deem misleading or needing more context. "We need to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies, and restoring free expression on our platforms," Zuckerberg …

Meta under fire from European Union for not doing enough about election disinformation
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta under fire from European Union for not doing enough about election disinformation

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Union said Tuesday that it’s investigating Facebook and Instagram for suspected violations of the bloc’s digital rulebook, including not doing enough to protect users from foreign disinformation ahead of EU-wide elections. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said it’s opening formal proceedings into whether parent company Meta Platforms breached the Digital Services Act, a sweeping …

EU launches disinformation probe against social media giant Meta
8 months, 2 weeks ago

EU launches disinformation probe against social media giant Meta

Al Jazeera  

Meta defends risk mitigation process after EU says the companies efforts at moderating content was ‘insufficient’. The European Commission has launched a disinformation probe against social media giant Meta. The commission said Meta’s efforts at moderating content are “insufficient” and fail to tackle deceptive advertising and disinformation. The Digital Services Act, which became effective last year, requires “Big Tech” to …

Do we need to fact-check the fact-checker?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Do we need to fact-check the fact-checker?

Live Mint  

The Centre has notified a fact-checking unit to flag ‘misinformation’ about the government, with powers to issue directives. The fact-checking unit was notified under the Centre’s Press Information Bureau, giving the government body power to flag any information about the government and its affiliates that it believes to be fake or misleading. Lawyers say using legal clauses further threatens social …

Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year’s elections, Meta said Thursday. “Foreign threat actors are attempting to reach people across the internet ahead of next year’s elections, and …

News marked false by PIB to be taken down: draft rule
1 year, 11 months ago

News marked false by PIB to be taken down: draft rule

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Tuesday proposed a draft rule that would require social media platforms to take down content that has been “fact-checked” by the Press Information Bureau’s fact check unit as false. Rule 3 of the amended version of the Information Technology Rules, 2021 state that platforms “shall make reasonable efforts to cause the user …

Social media platforms have done ‘half-measures’ to root out election disinformation
2 years, 2 months ago

Social media platforms have done ‘half-measures’ to root out election disinformation

LA Times  

Baseless claims about election fraud continue to flourish on popular internet platforms ahead of the midterms, despite what the companies say have been efforts to contain them. A Facebook search for the words “election fraud” first delivers an article claiming that workers at a Pennsylvania children’s museum are brainwashing children so they’ll accept stolen elections. While platforms like Twitter, TikTok, …

Meta set to take action on bullying and harassment content- Know-how
2 years, 4 months ago

Meta set to take action on bullying and harassment content- Know-how

India TV News  

Meta displayed warnings on over 200 million distinct pieces of content on Facebook globally in the April-June period based on over 130,000 debunking articles written by its fact-checking partners. "We continue to make progress on the prevalence of bullying and harassment content, which is now eight to nine views per 10,000 on Facebook and four to five views per 10,000 …

Fact checkers say YouTube lets its platform be ‘weaponized’
3 years ago

Fact checkers say YouTube lets its platform be ‘weaponized’

Associated Press  

More than 80 fact checking organizations are calling on YouTube to address what they say is rampant misinformation on the platform. In a letter to CEO Susan Wojcicki published Wednesday, the groups say the Google-owned video platform is “one of the major conduits of online disinformation and misinformation worldwide.” YouTube’s efforts to address the problem, they say, are proving insufficient. …

Facebook says it isn’t fact checking politicians on the site
5 years, 3 months ago

Facebook says it isn’t fact checking politicians on the site

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook says it does not fact check politicians’ statements on its site, even if they might be false. But Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president of global affairs, said the company has exempted politicians’ posts from its fact checking program for more than a year. Twitter also has a newsworthiness exemption in its policy that adds warning labels …

Facebook won’t fact check political statements
5 years, 3 months ago

Facebook won’t fact check political statements

Live Mint  

Facebook will not fact-check the statements politicians post to the site, the firm announced Tuesday ahead of the 2020 US elections, even as it works to discredit false information meant to manipulate public opinion. that it’s an appropriate role for us to referee political debates and prevent a politician’s speech from reaching its audience," said Nick Clegg, the company’s vice-president …

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