Meta Faces User Exodus Following Policy Shift
Meta's recent policy changes, including ending its US fact-checking program and relaxing content moderation, have led to a user exodus from its platforms, with some high-profile users and organizations announcing they are leaving, due to concerns over the spread of misinformation and hateful content...
Meta Faces User Exodus Following Policy Shift
Meta's recent policy changes, including ending its US fact-checking program and relaxing content moderation, have led to a user exodus from its platforms, with some high-profile users and organizations announcing they are leaving, due to concerns over the spread of misinformation and hateful content...
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52% Bias Score
Meta Faces UK Staff Backlash Over Job Cuts and Program Scrapping
UK Meta staff are "concerned" and "let down" by the company's decision to scrap factcheckers and diversity programs, prompting their union, Prospect, to warn Meta of potential difficulties in hiring and keeping staff, particularly given plans to cut about 3,600 jobs globally and the UK government's ...
Meta Faces UK Staff Backlash Over Job Cuts and Program Scrapping
UK Meta staff are "concerned" and "let down" by the company's decision to scrap factcheckers and diversity programs, prompting their union, Prospect, to warn Meta of potential difficulties in hiring and keeping staff, particularly given plans to cut about 3,600 jobs globally and the UK government's ...
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56% Bias Score
Brazil Demands Answers from Meta Over Global Verification Program Removal
The Brazilian government gave Meta 72 hours to explain its decision to remove its global verification program, expressing concerns about the potential increase in misinformation and extremism, particularly given Brazil's history of online extremist activity and large online population.
Brazil Demands Answers from Meta Over Global Verification Program Removal
The Brazilian government gave Meta 72 hours to explain its decision to remove its global verification program, expressing concerns about the potential increase in misinformation and extremism, particularly given Brazil's history of online extremist activity and large online population.
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56% Bias Score
Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Signaling Political Shift
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of professional fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram on Tuesday, a decision interpreted as a strategic move to align with a potential second Trump administration, following months of actions showing a rightward political shift within the company.
Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Signaling Political Shift
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of professional fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram on Tuesday, a decision interpreted as a strategic move to align with a potential second Trump administration, following months of actions showing a rightward political shift within the company.
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52% Bias Score
Meta's Removal of Fact-Checkers Exacerbates Misinformation Crisis
Meta's removal of fact-checkers from its platforms, mirroring the "culture of lies" described in Dubravka Ugrešić's book, has significantly weakened defenses against misinformation, potentially leading to increased political polarization and societal division.
Meta's Removal of Fact-Checkers Exacerbates Misinformation Crisis
Meta's removal of fact-checkers from its platforms, mirroring the "culture of lies" described in Dubravka Ugrešić's book, has significantly weakened defenses against misinformation, potentially leading to increased political polarization and societal division.
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48% Bias Score
Meta to End Facebook Fact-Checking, Sparking EU Concerns
SPD leader Saskia Esken criticized Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to end fact-checking on Facebook, calling for the EU to enforce the Digital Services Act (DSA) to combat disinformation campaigns. Zuckerberg's move is seen as aligning with the incoming Trump administration, which is perceived t...
Meta to End Facebook Fact-Checking, Sparking EU Concerns
SPD leader Saskia Esken criticized Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to end fact-checking on Facebook, calling for the EU to enforce the Digital Services Act (DSA) to combat disinformation campaigns. Zuckerberg's move is seen as aligning with the incoming Trump administration, which is perceived t...
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56% Bias Score
California Man Extradited for 2013 Sexual Assault After Facebook Confession
Ian Cleary, a 31-year-old California man, was extradited from France on Thursday to face charges of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Gettysburg College student in 2013, after which he allegedly messaged her on Facebook admitting to the assault. He was apprehended in April in Metz, France, after a ...
California Man Extradited for 2013 Sexual Assault After Facebook Confession
Ian Cleary, a 31-year-old California man, was extradited from France on Thursday to face charges of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Gettysburg College student in 2013, after which he allegedly messaged her on Facebook admitting to the assault. He was apprehended in April in Metz, France, after a ...
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40% Bias Score
Biden Condemns Meta's Abandonment of Fact-Checking
President Biden condemned Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to replace Facebook's fact-checking with community moderation, calling it "shameful", while Zuckerberg cited declining public trust and a push for free speech; this occurred as Zuckerberg seeks to cooperate with the incoming Trump adminis...
Biden Condemns Meta's Abandonment of Fact-Checking
President Biden condemned Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to replace Facebook's fact-checking with community moderation, calling it "shameful", while Zuckerberg cited declining public trust and a push for free speech; this occurred as Zuckerberg seeks to cooperate with the incoming Trump adminis...
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52% Bias Score
Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Loosens Content Restrictions in US
Meta, Facebook's parent company, announced it is ending its collaboration with fact-checkers in the US and loosening content restrictions on topics such as immigration and gender, citing a need to allow users to share their beliefs; this follows CEO Mark Zuckerberg's acknowledgment that hate speech ...
Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Loosens Content Restrictions in US
Meta, Facebook's parent company, announced it is ending its collaboration with fact-checkers in the US and loosening content restrictions on topics such as immigration and gender, citing a need to allow users to share their beliefs; this follows CEO Mark Zuckerberg's acknowledgment that hate speech ...
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32% Bias Score
Meta Relaxes Content Moderation, Ending Fact-Checking in the US
Meta is ending its collaboration with US fact-checkers and relaxing content restrictions on topics like immigration and gender, allowing statements labeling LGBTQ+ individuals as "mentally ill", aligning with a perceived conservative shift in the US, while the European Commission assesses compliance...
Meta Relaxes Content Moderation, Ending Fact-Checking in the US
Meta is ending its collaboration with US fact-checkers and relaxing content restrictions on topics like immigration and gender, allowing statements labeling LGBTQ+ individuals as "mentally ill", aligning with a perceived conservative shift in the US, while the European Commission assesses compliance...
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56% Bias Score
Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Faces Continued Legal Challenges
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of Facebook's third-party fact-checking program and relaxed content restrictions, citing excessive bias and censorship; this decision, praised by President-elect Trump, is unlikely to resolve Meta's ongoing legal battles, including a potential multibillion-...
Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Faces Continued Legal Challenges
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of Facebook's third-party fact-checking program and relaxed content restrictions, citing excessive bias and censorship; this decision, praised by President-elect Trump, is unlikely to resolve Meta's ongoing legal battles, including a potential multibillion-...
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56% Bias Score
Meta's End to Fact-Checking: Ressa Warns of 'Extremely Dangerous Times'
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa criticizes Meta's decision to end fact-checking on its platforms, warning of extremely dangerous times ahead for journalism, democracy, and social media users due to increased misinformation and relaxed content moderation; she rejects Mark Zuckerberg's claim that...
Meta's End to Fact-Checking: Ressa Warns of 'Extremely Dangerous Times'
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa criticizes Meta's decision to end fact-checking on its platforms, warning of extremely dangerous times ahead for journalism, democracy, and social media users due to increased misinformation and relaxed content moderation; she rejects Mark Zuckerberg's claim that...
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64% Bias Score