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Meta’s fact-checking and diversity rollbacks represent ‘dangerous retreat’ from corporate responsibility
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Meta’s fact-checking and diversity rollbacks represent ‘dangerous retreat’ from corporate responsibility

Credit: Julio Lopez from Pexels Meta, the corporation that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has announced that it not only plans to replace...

How Meta’s fact-checking program works
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How Meta’s fact-checking program works

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Internet giant Meta’s fact-checking program aims to counter false information on its social platforms—Facebook, Instagram and Threads—with the help...

Meta policy reversal puts question mark on future of fact-checking
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Meta policy reversal puts question mark on future of fact-checking

Some media outlets have been totally dependent on revenue from Meta’s fact-checking program. Media outlets around the world have been left scratching their...

Zuckerberg’s censorship claim ‘false’: International Fact-Checking Network
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Zuckerberg’s censorship claim ‘false’: International Fact-Checking Network

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s claim that the fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram has veered into censorship...

Meta’s move to end fact-checking reflects turn toward freewheeling internet | Elections
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Meta’s move to end fact-checking reflects turn toward freewheeling internet | Elections

When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that the social media giant would scrap third-party fact-checking and ease moderation of sensitive topics,...

Australia frets over Meta halt to US fact-checking
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Australia frets over Meta halt to US fact-checking

Meta has said it will end fact-checking operations on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. Australia is deeply concerned by Meta’s decision to scrap...

Nobel winner Ressa tells ‘dangerous times’ ahead after Meta ends US fact-checking
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Nobel winner Ressa tells ‘dangerous times’ ahead after Meta ends US fact-checking

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa warns of ‘dangerous times ahead’ after social media giant Meta ended its US fact-checking program on Facebook and...

Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checking
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Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checking

Meta faces criticism over its decision to ‘get rid’ of US fact-checkers. Tech giant Meta’s shock announcement to end its US fact-checking program...

Social media giant Meta scraps fact-checking for ‘community notes’ | Social Media News
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Social media giant Meta scraps fact-checking for ‘community notes’ | Social Media News

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, says allowing fact-checkers to assess content ‘became a tool to censor’. The social media giant Meta, which...