Meta platforms refuse third-party fact-checking in the US

The transition to the community records system will be phased in over the coming months “first in the US,” the tech giant says – it hasn’t said when or if it will be rolled out elsewhere.

The system, which Meta says he sees “working on X,” sees people with different points of view agreeing on notes that add context or clarifications to disputed posts.

The company’s blog post also said it would reverse the “mission creep” of rules and policies that emphasize lifting restrictions on topics including “immigration, gender and gender identity” — which it said have fueled political debate and discussion.

“We are freed from a number of restrictions on issues such as immigration, gender identity and gender, which are often the subject of political discourse and debate,” she says.

“It is not right to say everything on television or in the hall of Congress, not on our platforms.”

The changes come as tech firms and their executives prepare for the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump has previously been a vocal critic of Meta and its approach to content moderation.

He called Facebook “the enemy of the people” in March 2024.

But since then, relations between the two men have improved – Mr Zuckerberg Had dinner at Trump’s mansion in Florida At Mar-a-Lago in November.

Meta also donated $1 million To Trump’s inaugural fund.

“The recent election also feels like a cultural turning point toward prioritizing free speech,” Mr. Zuckerberg said in a video on Tuesday.

Mr Kaplan’s replacement of Sir Nick Clegg, the former Liberal Democrat deputy prime minister, as the company’s president of global affairs has also been interpreted by many analysts as a signal of the firm’s changing approach to moderation and its changing political priorities.

Sir Nick, who announced his resignation on January 2, said his successor was “quite the right person for the right job at the right time”.