Meta’s fact-checking overhaul widens global rift on disinformation
As platform scales back moderation in line with conservative demands in the United States, it still has to maneuver through stiffer regulations in Europe and elsewhere.
Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checking
Tech giant Meta's shock announcement to end its US fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from disinformation researchers who warned it risked opening the floodgates for proliferating false narratives.
Meta invites climate disinformation by tossing fact-checkers
“Fact-checkers have just been too politically biased, and have destroyed more trust than they've created, especially in the U.S.,” Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg said in a video message announcing the company's move away from fact-checking. David Zalubowski/AP
The era of fact-checking is over, Meta says, even if it leads to more disinformation
Meta, in an apparent attempt to placate incoming president Donald Trump, is changing its moderation practices to remove fact-checking.
Meta abruptly ends US fact-checks ahead of Trump term
Social media giant Meta on Tuesday slashed its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, in a major shift that conforms with the priorities of incoming president Donald Trump.
Meta Announces Ending Fact-checking Program In The US
Social media giant Meta announced Tuesday a significant rollback of its content moderation policies, including the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in the United States.
Tech Watchdogs Warn Meta’s Decision Could Cause Surge in Disinformation
While Republicans praised the move, some groups cautioned that effectively ending Meta’s fact-checking program would also ...
Meta is leaving its users to wade through hate and disinformation
Meta is essentially shifting responsibility to users to weed out lies on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, raising ...
EU “energetically” probing disinformation, right-wing bias on X, report says
The European Commission (EC) is planning to "energetically" advance its probe into content moderation on X (formerly Twitter) ...
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As Los Angeles Burns, We’re Seeing a Conflagration of Lies and Disinformation
Bad-faith actors, including Donald Trump, are blaming the outcome on "diversity" in the fire department and a nonexistent ...
Musk's 'disinformation' endangering me, says Phillips
Musk's intervention came in response to Phillips rejecting a request for the government to lead a public inquiry into child ...
Disinformation, Economic Peril, Systemic Shocks: 6 Cambridge Judge Profs On What 2025 Has In Store
Cambridge Judge Business School. There are always opportunities in chaos, so business schools can lead curriculum in this era ...
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Weaponized disinformation poses serious threat to urban transit systems
In a study published this month in Reliability Engineering and System Safety, researchers from Stevens Institute of Technology and the University of Oklahoma warn that the complexity and fragility of ...
How Kremlin disinformation could hide the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines crash
The cause of the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, is still unknown. The ...
Which European countries were most exposed to disinformation last year? | Radio Schuman
As major election year, disinformation played a crucial role worldwide in 2024, including in the European continent, where ...