Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Meta will cease its relationship with fact-checkers, and implement a system similar to X’s Community notes « starting with the US ». Several elements in Mark Zuckerberg’s statement, but also in Meta’s communication with the European Commission, make it clear that things are very likely to change for Instagram and Facebook in Europe too. As we explained yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg is announcing a drastic relaxation of content moderation practices on his platforms, including a community rating system and the end of fact-checking by specialized media and companies, which will begin in the US « within the next two months ». But what about Europe? The French government’s Secretary of State for Digital Affairs, Clara Chappaz, announced yesterday on X that she had « changed with Meta France’s management this evening, who assure me that this functionality will only be deployed in the United States for the time being. In Europe, the Digital Service Act will be respected. The…
