Changes at Meta Platforms could cause drastic social media shift
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There’s going to be even more harmful content on social media as Meta drops fact-checkers. What to tell your kids
Even before Meta dropped fact-checkers, it could be hard to know what to believe on social media. Parents can help kids sort through posts to learn what’s true.
Keller: What does the end of Meta's fact-checking mean for social media?
Meta - the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads​ - said it's ending its fact-checking program. What does that mean for social media?
Meta ends fact-checking. Here’s how to find the truth on social media.
Meta’s shift away from fact checking will require changes for the billions of people who use Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Here’s how they can tell truth from fiction.
Meta Says It Will End Its Fact-Checking Program on Social Media Posts
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. It is likely to please President-elect Trump and his allies.
No More Fact-Checking for Meta. How Will This Change Media — and the Pursuit of Truth?
The late New York Sen_ Daniel Patrick Moynihan put it this way decades ago: “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.”
Meta breaks up with fact-checkers. Here’s how it affects PolitiFact.
As I weigh Meta’s decision to break up with American fact-checkers, I keep returning to this: The censorious fact-checking program Meta described is not the fact-checking program I know. On Tuesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a five-minute video he was going to "get rid of fact-checkers" and replace them with a crowd-sourced model akin to Community Notes on X.
Meta’s Disinterest in Fact Checking Will Change the Internet
Mark Zuckerberg’s new edgy vibe has extended to shrugging off the need for independent Facebook and Instagram fact-checkers. But
We Do Not Censor Social Media, EU Says in Response to Meta
Zuckerberg said Meta would get rid of fact-checkers for Facebook, Instagram and Threads, starting in the United States, and replace it with a "community notes" system similar to t
Meta's fact-checking rollback ushers in a new, chaotic era for social media
To researchers who have studied moderation efforts and platforms, it’s the most recent move toward a more freewheeling and unbridled social media environment.
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