Meta Ditches Fact-Checkers Ahead of Trump's Second Term
In an apparent overture to the incoming Trump administration, Meta announced sweeping changes to its content moderation, including no more...
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Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them
Fact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the financial implications of...
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Meta Follows Elon Musk’s Lead, Moves Staffers to Billionaire-Friendly Texas
According to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta trust and safety workers will be relocated to Texas to prevent them from “censoring” users. Experts point to...
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No Fact-Checking and More Hate Speech: Meta Goes MAGA
Mark Zuckerberg has fully adopted the language of his former right-wing critics about what constitutes censorship.
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Kavanaugh Pal, Meta's 'Most Prominent Republican,' Will Run Company's Global Public Policy
Joel Kaplan, the former George W. Bush adviser known for his outspoken support of Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, is being...
Read MoreThe Internet’s Future Is Looking Bleaker By the Day
While Meta enacts the X playbook, TikTok is on the verge of being declared illegal. Who wins? Probably not you or me.
Read MoreInstacart CEO Fidji Simo: 3 lessons on reaching the top of U.S. tech from a French fishing port childhood
Instacart CEO Fidji Simo was raised in the French fishing port town of Sète, and from an early age she had big dreams. "Growing up in a small town,...
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'Gone Too Far': Meta CEO Zuckerberg Vows To Get Rid of 'Politically Biased' Fact-Checkers, Eliminate 'Censorship'
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that the company will no longer rely on "politically biased" fact-checkers to censor content, pledging to...
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Mark Zuckerberg and Meta Abandon Fact-Checking
In today’s newsletter, new research on the dangers of ultra-processed food. But, first, the head of the magazine’s fact-checking department on...
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Latin American Fact-Checkers Brace for Meta’s Next Moves
So far Meta has only abandoned fact-checking in the US. If and when it expands, the move will be a huge blow to the Latin American news ecosystem.
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