Meta Ends Fact-Checking in US, Prioritizing Free Speech
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on January 7th that the company will end independent fact-checking on its US platforms, citing political bias and prioritizing "free expression." This decision is accompanied by policy changes and a move of content moderation teams to Texas.
Meta Ends Fact-Checking in US, Prioritizing Free Speech
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on January 7th that the company will end independent fact-checking on its US platforms, citing political bias and prioritizing "free expression." This decision is accompanied by policy changes and a move of content moderation teams to Texas.
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56% Bias Score
Meta Eliminates Fact-Checkers, Shifts to User-Based Content Moderation
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the removal of third-party fact-checkers and relaxed content restrictions on its platforms, citing excessive censorship; a user-based moderation system, Community Notes, will replace it, launching in the coming months, starting with US users.
Meta Eliminates Fact-Checkers, Shifts to User-Based Content Moderation
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the removal of third-party fact-checkers and relaxed content restrictions on its platforms, citing excessive censorship; a user-based moderation system, Community Notes, will replace it, launching in the coming months, starting with US users.
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68% Bias Score
Meta Shifts to AI and Community Moderation, Sparking Concerns
Meta plans to replace human fact-checkers with a community-based model and AI for content moderation, following controversies over AI-generated accounts and AI-powered profile modifications, raising concerns about misinformation and online safety.
Meta Shifts to AI and Community Moderation, Sparking Concerns
Meta plans to replace human fact-checkers with a community-based model and AI for content moderation, following controversies over AI-generated accounts and AI-powered profile modifications, raising concerns about misinformation and online safety.
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48% Bias Score
Meta's AI Chatbots: Policy Violations and Moderation Concerns
Meta's AI chatbot feature, launched last year, has been plagued by user-generated content violating its policies, despite pre-release reviews, prompting the removal of some accounts and highlighting concerns about reduced moderation efforts.
Meta's AI Chatbots: Policy Violations and Moderation Concerns
Meta's AI chatbot feature, launched last year, has been plagued by user-generated content violating its policies, despite pre-release reviews, prompting the removal of some accounts and highlighting concerns about reduced moderation efforts.
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52% Bias Score
Meta Shuts Down AI Chatbots Amidst Fake News Concerns
Meta deactivated 28 AI chatbots due to inactivity and a chatbot's disclosure of the developers' lack of diversity; the company now plans a wider rollout of user-configurable AI bots, raising concerns about fake news generation.
Meta Shuts Down AI Chatbots Amidst Fake News Concerns
Meta deactivated 28 AI chatbots due to inactivity and a chatbot's disclosure of the developers' lack of diversity; the company now plans a wider rollout of user-configurable AI bots, raising concerns about fake news generation.
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64% Bias Score
Illa Condemns Musk for Spreading False Rape Statistic about Catalonia
Catalan President Salvador Illa condemned Elon Musk for retweeting a false statistic claiming 91% of those convicted of rape in Catalonia are foreign, highlighting the misuse of data to spread hate speech and the dangers of technology billionaires influencing politics.
Illa Condemns Musk for Spreading False Rape Statistic about Catalonia
Catalan President Salvador Illa condemned Elon Musk for retweeting a false statistic claiming 91% of those convicted of rape in Catalonia are foreign, highlighting the misuse of data to spread hate speech and the dangers of technology billionaires influencing politics.
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40% 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 Replaces Fact-Checkers with Community System, Citing Free Speech
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will replace its US fact-checkers with a community-based system similar to X, citing a desire to prioritize free speech after the recent US election win of Donald Trump, a vocal critic of Facebook. This change will also involve simplifying content ...
Meta Replaces Fact-Checkers with Community System, Citing Free Speech
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will replace its US fact-checkers with a community-based system similar to X, citing a desire to prioritize free speech after the recent US election win of Donald Trump, a vocal critic of Facebook. This change will also involve simplifying content ...
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52% Bias Score
Meta Replaces Fact-Checkers with Community System, Drawing Criticism
Meta has replaced independent fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram with a community-based system for flagging misinformation, a move praised by Donald Trump but criticized by online safety advocates and experts who fear increased spread of misinformation and hate speech. The change, mirroring X's...
Meta Replaces Fact-Checkers with Community System, Drawing Criticism
Meta has replaced independent fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram with a community-based system for flagging misinformation, a move praised by Donald Trump but criticized by online safety advocates and experts who fear increased spread of misinformation and hate speech. The change, mirroring X's...
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48% Bias Score
Meta Rolls Back Content Moderation, Ending Fact-Checking Partnerships
Meta announced it will significantly reduce content moderation and end partnerships with 10 third-party fact-checking organizations, citing accusations of political bias and censorship; the decision has drawn mixed reactions, with some expressing concerns about increased misinformation.
Meta Rolls Back Content Moderation, Ending Fact-Checking Partnerships
Meta announced it will significantly reduce content moderation and end partnerships with 10 third-party fact-checking organizations, citing accusations of political bias and censorship; the decision has drawn mixed reactions, with some expressing concerns about increased misinformation.
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60% Bias Score
China Exposes Foreign Spy Ring Using Social Media for Recruitment
The Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) exposed multiple cases of foreign spies using social media to obtain phone numbers and recruit unwitting individuals for espionage, highlighting the growing sophistication of these operations.
China Exposes Foreign Spy Ring Using Social Media for Recruitment
The Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) exposed multiple cases of foreign spies using social media to obtain phone numbers and recruit unwitting individuals for espionage, highlighting the growing sophistication of these operations.
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64% Bias Score
Meta scraps fact-checking partnerships, raising misinformation concerns
Meta ended its partnerships with third-party fact-checkers, citing political bias, impacting several organizations and potentially leading to job losses; this decision has been praised by pro-Trump media and supporters, raising concerns about increased misinformation.
Meta scraps fact-checking partnerships, raising misinformation concerns
Meta ended its partnerships with third-party fact-checkers, citing political bias, impacting several organizations and potentially leading to job losses; this decision has been praised by pro-Trump media and supporters, raising concerns about increased misinformation.
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56% Bias Score