Why Has Mark Zuckerberg Copied Elon Musk?
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed Facebook and Instagram into a new era when he announced that they would follow in the footsteps of Elon Musk's X, doing away with fact-checkers and other content moderation in favor of community notes and freer speech.
Mark Zuckerberg boldly scraps Facebook fact-checkers
Mark Zuckerberg is scrapping independent fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram. This decision affects the platform’s 3 billion active users worldwide and marks a significant shift in social media content moderation.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Now Lets Users Call Gay People ‘Mentally Ill’
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta will now let users call gay people “mentally ill,” describe women as property and refer to transgender people as “it.” In an apparent attempt to curry favor with President-elect Donald Trump,
Mark Zuckerberg Ends Meta Fact-Checking as Donald Trump Takes Office
Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that Facebook will roll back its fact-checking program. Newsweek's live blog is closed.
Mark Zuckerberg’s knee injury kicked off Meta’s censorship overhaul, report says
According to The Wall Street Journal, this decision was the result of Zuckerberg’s own personal experience with Facebook. In November 2023, the Meta CEO posted about a knee injury he sustained while training for an MMA fight.
Fact-checkers to Mark Zuckerberg: We never censored anything
Fact-checking firms that teamed with Meta are refuting CEO Mark Zuckerberg's suggestion linking their work to censorship.
Mark Zuckerberg Copies Elon Musk as Facebook to Become Free Speech Platform
Mark Zuckerberg has said he will get rid of Facebook's fact-checkers and replace them with a community notes system similar to the one used by X.
Facebook-hired fact-checker responds to being fired by Zuckerberg
Meta’s surprise decision to scrap its fact-checking partnerships blindsided journalists involved in the program, putting some out of work. Alan Duke, a former CNN journalist who runs a fact-checking organization hired by Facebook speaks to CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan about Meta’s new policy.
Zuckerberg ends the influence of partisan liberal ‘fact-checkers’
Meta's decision to move on from liberal partisan "fact-checkers" should be the final blow to the ridiculous industry of self-important truth arbiters.
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta say good riddance to fact-checking
Distinguishing truth from falsehood is frustrating, endless, thankless work — and now Mark Zuckerberg is walking away from it. The big picture: Facebook's latest content-moderation pivot looks like part of a plan to win over Donald Trump as he takes power again.
'Cosying up to Donald Trump': Zuckerberg ditches fact-checking on social media
The commander-in-chief of the army, Joseph Aoun, emerges as a favourite in Lebanon's election for president. It's the country's thirteenth attempt in two years to find a leader. Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg's decision to kill fact-checking on Facebook,
Mark Zuckerberg ended Facebook censorship after his own post about MMA knee injury got demoted by algorithm: report
Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced that Meta would end its partnerships with third party fact-checkers and institute a ...
Well, Well, It Looks Like Mark Zuckerberg’s Wardrobe and Morals Both Got a Lil' MAGA Rebrand
The Meta founder recently embraced a new look—and abandoned Facebook users. 2025 trend watch: Hate speech is so in!
Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution, From Apologies to No More Apologies
Meta’s chief executive has stepped away from his mea culpa approach to issues on his platforms and has told people that he ...
Mark Zuckerberg Announces Facebook Will Ditch Biased Fact-Checking For ‘Community Notes’
A day after announcing that UFC President/co-founder Dana White would be joining Meta's board, Facebook co-founder and Meta ...
Why Meta went MAGA: Inside Mark Zuckerberg's reset with Donald Trump
With Republicans back in control of both chambers of Congress and calling for new regulation of Big Tech, the Meta CEO is ...
Mark Zuckerberg's content-moderation changes come after a long line of nightmares
Content moderation has always been a pit of despair for Meta. And now, Mark Zuckerberg's "apology tour" seems to be ...
Court filing says Zuck knowingly okayed training Facebook's AI on pirated books
Sometimes, companies trying to homebrew their own uncreativity engines attempt to throw money at this problem, licensing ...
The Morning After: Meta gives up on fact checking for Facebook and Instagram
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday that the company is swinging away from its efforts to corral its content. Meta ...