Meta gets rid of fact-checkers and replaces them with Community Notes
Mark Zuckerberg has announced a complete turnaround in content removal policies on Meta, with the end of fact-checkers, who he says have operated political censorship, and will be replaced by Community Notes. He is also announcing a concentration of his networks’ resources on the removal of proven illegal content. It is not yet known what consequences these announcements will have in Europe, where Meta finances numerous fact-checking services for traditional media. It’s the end of an era. In a landmark video posted on Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg announces that his networks will be returning to their roots, i.e. free speech. Some will perceive… ill perceive his new policy as an unexpected reversal, but that’s not the case. Meta executives have long been heard quietly expressing their frustrations with official censorship requests,…