Meta ends fact-checking program as Zuckerberg vows to restore free expression on Facebook, Instagram

Meta is ending its fact-checking program and lifting speech restrictions on Facebook, Instagram, and Meta platforms to “restore free expression,” replacing fact-checkers with Community Notes and changing content moderation rules to allow more discourse on sensitive topics. Meta’s chief global affairs officer, Joel Kaplan, said the move is in response to political bias in fact-checking and a new administration that supports free expression, signaling a shift towards working with the Trump administration on issues of censorship and promoting American business. The company also plans to refocus enforcement efforts on “illegal and high-severity violations” while taking a more personalized approach to political content to cater to user preferences.

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