Meta Buries Third-Party Fact-Checking Program, Replaces It With Community Notes Akin To X

Meta is burying its third-party fact-checking program and borrowing a feature from Elon Musk-owned X to replace it. Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is scrapping its third-party fact-checking system and bringing the Community Notes program in its place, it will be similar to the Community Notes that we see on X. Meta made this announcement, and the reasoning given behind this is that Meta believes expert fact-checkers have had their own biases, and too much of the content was being fact-checked due to those biases, reported the Associated Press. Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan, in a blog post, said, “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 To Ease Out On Restrictions Too? The social media giant announced its intention to adjust its content moderation policies, emphasising a shift towards promoting "more speech" by relaxing restrictions on certain topics that are widely discussed in mainstream conversations. This strategic change aims to prioritize the enforcement of rules against illegal activities and "high severity violations," including terrorism, child exploitation, and drug-related content, rather than overregulating less critical issues.