Meta Shifts to X-Style Moderation

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Meta is ditching third-party fact checkers on Facebook, Instagram

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a big shift in the company's approach to moderation and speech.

The company will be suspending its fact-checking program and will move to an X-style Community Notes model on Facebook, Instagram and Threads .

Zuckerberg : "We're gonna get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our platforms".

Meta removed restrictions on Trump 's Facebook and Instagram accounts last year .

Zuckerberg : "Now we have an opportunity to restore free expression and I am excited to take it" He said that the company will work with Trump to push back against other governments that are "pushing to censor more".

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