Mark Zuckerberg is scrapping independent fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram. This decision affects the platform’s 3 billion active users worldwide and marks a significant shift in social media content moderation.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social media behemoth will end its third party fact-checking program in the U.S. and instead adopt a crowd-sourced “community notes” program. The inspiration for such a decision?

After visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump in November, Mr. Zuckerberg decided to relax Meta’s speech policies. He asked a small team to carry out his goals within weeks. The repercussions are just beginning.

The Facebook boss says a key reason he's ditching fact-checking is because the Biden Administration "basically pushed" the company to censor COVID-19 posts The post Mark Zuckerberg Compares Meta’s Fact-Checking to ‘1984’ as His Apps Prepare for Community Notes appeared first on TheWrap.

In response to a user’s criticism, Mark Zuckerberg defended Meta’s changes, claiming that the shift from third-party fact-checkers to Community Notes will improve platforms. He acknowledged that some might leave for 'virtue signaling,