Facebook parent company Meta announced that it would make changes to its fact checking policy. Here’s how those changes are expected to impact users.
Meta is canceling its diversity programs and its civil rights VP has resigned. Amazon.com also said it would roll back some DEI initiatives.
Fact-checkers who were put in place in the wake of Trump's 2016 election have proven to be "too politically biased" and have destroyed "more trust than they've created," particularly in the United States, Zuckerberg said. "The recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech," Zuckerberg said.
French Appeal Court prosecutors said an American man accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, “So I raped
Meta on Wednesday announced some Facebook users will be able to view eBay listings on its Marketplace features just months after the European Commission slammed the social media company with a
Ian Cleary, accused of sexually assaulting a Gettysburg College student in 2013, has been extradited to the U.S. from France.
Shares of eBay soared Wednesday as Meta announced it will allow some listings to show up on Facebook Marketplace in Germany, France and the United States.
The Biden administration put pressure on Facebook to take down memes about Covid-19 and began investigations into the company because it refused, Mark Zuckerberg has claimed.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced sweeping changes to content moderation across the company's platforms—Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—that critics say could create a haven for hate speech and misinformation.
Meta has made significant changes to its policies, including removing tampons from men’s restrooms, ending their fact-checking program, discontinuing
The previous fact-checking/moderation practices at both Meta and X were problematic and in need of an overhaul. The Community Notes alternative holds promise—if it is available to everyone.
The Chief Executive Officer of X Linda Yaccarino has labelled the decision to scrap fact-checkers at Facebook and Instagram as “really exciting”. Earlier this month, Mark Zuckerberg — the co-founder of Facebook and current CEO of parent company,