“Bad For Democracy”: Brazil Slams Meta For Ending Fact-Checking Program

“Bad For Democracy”: Brazil Slams Meta For Ending Fact-Checking Program

Brasilia: A decision by social media giant Meta to end fact-checking in the United States is “bad for democracy,” Brazil’s newly appointed communication minister Sidonio Palmeira said Wednesday. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg stunned many with his announcement Tuesday that he was pulling the plug on fact-checking at Facebook and Instagram in the United…

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“Going To Get Rid Of Fact-Checkers”: Meta Announces Ending Program In US

“Going To Get Rid Of Fact-Checkers”: Meta Announces Ending Program In US

Facebook pays to use fact-checks from around 80 organizations globally on its platform Washington: Social media giant Meta announced Tuesday a significant rollback of its content moderation policies, including the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in the United States. “We’re going to get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with community notes similar to…

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