In a significant policy shift, Meta has announced the conclusion of its U.S. fact-checking program, attributing this decision to claims of excessive censorship. Joel Kaplan, Meta's policy chief, revealed that the program will no longer feature new fact checks or involve fact checkers. In place of this, Meta is transitioning to Community Notes, which crowdsources fact checks but has not yet publicly been utilized. This move has raised concerns internationally regarding disinformation as the company also scales back other content moderation efforts, prompting scrutiny from global regulators.
Meta has decided to end its fact-checking program in the U.S., which has been criticized for contributing to censorship on its platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
The new approach pivots to Community Notes for crowdsourced fact-checking, which has not yet publicly appeared on Meta’s platforms despite being in development for several months.
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