Meta Scraps Fact Checking Programme In The US
The Last Word with Matt Cooper · Today FM
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Show Notes
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced significant changes to its content moderation policies in the US which include replacing fact checking with a community notes system, similar to the one adopted by Elon Musk on X.
Elaine Burke, host of the For Tech's Sake podcast, joins The Last Word to talk about the significant move which is seen as a further effort by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to cosy up to incoming US President Donald Trump.
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