The Meta CEO announced changes to content moderation just in time for a familiar incoming presidential administration.

For years, Zuckerberg said, “governments and legacy media have pushed to censor more and more.” No longer. Meta is abolishing its third-party fact-checking program, starting in the U.S.; loosening its content filters;

A headline saying that tech billionaire Elon Musk had just bought Boeing spread online in December along with other false claims following the Nov. 5 U.S. election saying that Musk, a supporter of President-elect Donald Trump,

In a speech to the Oxford Farming Conference on Thursday, Steve Reed, UK government minister, announced that secondary legislation required to give force to 2023’s Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act would be introduced to parliament by the end of March.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said the social media company is putting an end to its fact-check program and replacing it with a community-driven system akin to that of Elon Musk's X.

The satirical article, "Elon Musk Blocks Disney's Pride Content on X, Says 'Woke' Isn't for Kids," was posted on Nov. 12, 2024, and includes satire labels in its primary image and body text. However, the Facebook post includes no indication of the claim's original satirical nature.

Meta, the social media company that launched an independent fact-checking program in 2016, will get rid of fact checkers to usher in other changes to its moderation policies.

ABC aired 'The View' after the post about its supposed cancellation was shared. The claim of ABC's sale to Musk originated on a satirical website.

It wasn't just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration. Meta has relaxed its hate speech rules, raising concerns about vulnerable groups.

The UK’s top diplomat has told Elon Musk that free speech must be based on fact, as the spat between Donald Trump’s powerful backer and the government of one of the United States’ closest allies deepens.

From endorsing Germany’s far-right AfD to attacking UK leaders, Musk's actions highlight the risks of unchecked power in the digital age.