Meta replaces fact-checkers with community notes, risking more misinformation
Meta is eliminating third-party fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with user-generated "community notes," a move announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that aims to promote free speech but risks increased spread of misinformation, amid pressure from the incoming Trump administration a...
Meta replaces fact-checkers with community notes, risking more misinformation
Meta is eliminating third-party fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with user-generated "community notes," a move announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that aims to promote free speech but risks increased spread of misinformation, amid pressure from the incoming Trump administration a...
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56% Bias Score
Meta Eliminates Fact-Checkers, Prioritizes Community Notes
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that his company is eliminating third-party fact-checkers from its US platforms, replacing them with community notes to prioritize free expression, simplify content policies, and mend ties with President-elect Donald Trump, relocating its trust and safet...
Meta Eliminates Fact-Checkers, Prioritizes Community Notes
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that his company is eliminating third-party fact-checkers from its US platforms, replacing them with community notes to prioritize free expression, simplify content policies, and mend ties with President-elect Donald Trump, relocating its trust and safet...
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56% Bias Score
French Arrests of Algerian Influencers Highlight Online Extremism
Multiple Algerian influencers in France face legal action for publishing violent and hateful content online, including calls for terrorism, raising concerns about potential foreign interference and the spread of extremism.
French Arrests of Algerian Influencers Highlight Online Extremism
Multiple Algerian influencers in France face legal action for publishing violent and hateful content online, including calls for terrorism, raising concerns about potential foreign interference and the spread of extremism.
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52% Bias Score
Meta replaces fact-checkers with user-generated content moderation
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook and Instagram will replace third-party fact-checkers with user-generated "community notes," a move criticized as political pandering and a potential increase in harmful content, driven by pressure from Republicans and the incoming Trump administration...
Meta replaces fact-checkers with user-generated content moderation
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook and Instagram will replace third-party fact-checkers with user-generated "community notes," a move criticized as political pandering and a potential increase in harmful content, driven by pressure from Republicans and the incoming Trump administration...
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64% Bias Score
Meta Ends Fact-Checking Program, Shifts to Community Moderation
Meta ended its third-party fact-checking program, shifting to a community-based system similar to X, following criticism of politically driven censorship and pressure from the White House; this change is expected to significantly alter content moderation on Facebook and Instagram.
Meta Ends Fact-Checking Program, Shifts to Community Moderation
Meta ended its third-party fact-checking program, shifting to a community-based system similar to X, following criticism of politically driven censorship and pressure from the White House; this change is expected to significantly alter content moderation on Facebook and Instagram.
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56% Bias Score
Meta Scraps Fact-Checking, Adopts Community Notes to Promote "Free Expression
Meta will replace its fact-checking program with a community notes system, loosen moderation policies on politically charged topics, and reduce political content filtering, aiming to foster "free expression" and mend ties with President-elect Trump, contributing \$1 million to his inaugural fund.
Meta Scraps Fact-Checking, Adopts Community Notes to Promote "Free Expression
Meta will replace its fact-checking program with a community notes system, loosen moderation policies on politically charged topics, and reduce political content filtering, aiming to foster "free expression" and mend ties with President-elect Trump, contributing \$1 million to his inaugural fund.
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60% Bias Score
Meta Shifts to User-Driven Content Moderation
Meta is replacing third-party fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram with a user-driven "community notes" system, prioritizing free speech and reducing content censorship, starting in the US; this follows criticism of previous moderation and coincides with President-elect Trump's inauguration.
Meta Shifts to User-Driven Content Moderation
Meta is replacing third-party fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram with a user-driven "community notes" system, prioritizing free speech and reducing content censorship, starting in the US; this follows criticism of previous moderation and coincides with President-elect Trump's inauguration.
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68% Bias Score
Backlash in Morocco After Author's LGBTQ+ Support
Moroccan author Abdellah Taïa's speech supporting LGBTQ+ youth at a Marrakech film festival sparked intense backlash on social media and parliamentary questions, highlighting the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ+ rights in Morocco where homosexuality remains criminalized, despite growing online activism.
Backlash in Morocco After Author's LGBTQ+ Support
Moroccan author Abdellah Taïa's speech supporting LGBTQ+ youth at a Marrakech film festival sparked intense backlash on social media and parliamentary questions, highlighting the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ+ rights in Morocco where homosexuality remains criminalized, despite growing online activism.
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60% Bias Score
Survivors Defend Jess Phillips Against Elon Musk's Attacks
Seven women, including survivors of the Telford grooming scandal, defended Labour MP Jess Phillips against Elon Musk's accusations of being a "rape genocide apologist", highlighting Phillips' decades-long advocacy for victims of gender-based violence.
Survivors Defend Jess Phillips Against Elon Musk's Attacks
Seven women, including survivors of the Telford grooming scandal, defended Labour MP Jess Phillips against Elon Musk's accusations of being a "rape genocide apologist", highlighting Phillips' decades-long advocacy for victims of gender-based violence.
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36% Bias Score
Meta Eliminates US Fact-Checking Program, Replacing it with Community-Based System
Meta is replacing its US fact-checking program with a community-based system called "Community Notes", similar to X's model, to reduce censorship and errors, potentially increasing the spread of misinformation but also decreasing the removal of innocent content.
Meta Eliminates US Fact-Checking Program, Replacing it with Community-Based System
Meta is replacing its US fact-checking program with a community-based system called "Community Notes", similar to X's model, to reduce censorship and errors, potentially increasing the spread of misinformation but also decreasing the removal of innocent content.
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56% Bias Score
Meta Appoints UFC CEO Dana White to Board Amidst Efforts to Improve Relations with Republicans
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appointed Dana White, CEO of UFC, and two other executives to its board of directors, following Zuckerberg's efforts to improve relations with the Republican party, including a $1 million donation to Trump's transition and a visit to Mar-a-Lago.
Meta Appoints UFC CEO Dana White to Board Amidst Efforts to Improve Relations with Republicans
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appointed Dana White, CEO of UFC, and two other executives to its board of directors, following Zuckerberg's efforts to improve relations with the Republican party, including a $1 million donation to Trump's transition and a visit to Mar-a-Lago.
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44% Bias Score
Meta Overhauls Content Moderation, Aligning with Shifting Political Landscape
Meta is ending its partnership with fact-checkers in the US, shifting to a community-based moderation system, relaxing restrictions on certain topics, and working with Donald Trump to challenge governments pressuring for more censorship; this follows years of criticism from Republicans and is seen a...
Meta Overhauls Content Moderation, Aligning with Shifting Political Landscape
Meta is ending its partnership with fact-checkers in the US, shifting to a community-based moderation system, relaxing restrictions on certain topics, and working with Donald Trump to challenge governments pressuring for more censorship; this follows years of criticism from Republicans and is seen a...
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60% Bias Score