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Meta on Tuesday announced it will eliminate its third-party fact-checking program to “restore free expression” and move to a “Community Notes” model, similar to the system that exists on Elon Musk’s platform X.

The company said Community Notes will be written and rated by contributing users to provide more context to posts across its platforms, and the feature will roll out in the U.S. over the next couple of months. The announcement marks Meta’s latest attempt to smooth over relations with Republican President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office.

Meta said it will simplify its content policies by removing restrictions on subjects like immigration and gender and implement a new approach to policy enforcement that will focus on illegal and high-severity violations. The company is moving its trust and safety and content moderation teams from California, a historically Democratic state, to Texas, a historically Republican state.

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[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago

It's almost impossible to push endless zionist propaganda while using independent fact checkers.

[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Modern-day Goebbels this guy

[-] drwho@beehaw.org 3 points 2 days ago

Earlier than expected. They've already kissed the ring, now they're spreading the cheeks to get at the anus.

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