The decision by Meta sparked criticism from fact-checkers and advocacy groups, some of whom accused chief executive Mark Zuckerberg of trying to cozy up to President-elect Donald Trump. — AFP
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms said Tuesday that it's ending a third-party fact-checking program in the United States, a controversial move that will change how the social media giant combats misinformation.
Instead, Meta said it would lean on its users to write "community notes" on potentially misleading posts. Meta's move toward crowd-sourcing its content moderation mirrors an approach taken by X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk.
