Meta to allow ‘mental illness’ criticisms of transgenderism
A new community standard on meta hateful behavior would allow criticism of the mental state of people who claim to be transgender. The rule change comes after founder Mark Zuckerberg announced a major change in Meta's approach to moderation, saying the company had reached a point where it was making too many mistakes leading to […]
Mark Zuckerberg says anyone who quits Meta is ‘virtue signaling’
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, dismissed criticism that a new policy that would eliminate third-party fact-checking and censorship would alienate users, saying the company's platforms Facebook, Instagram , argued that those who quit Threads would become “virtual signaling.” Zuckerberg was responding to a post in a thread criticizing Tuesday's decision, which many attributed to President-elect […]
Meta makes major move back to free speech and ends 3rd-party fact-checking program
In 2022, Elon Musk acquired Twitter, changed its name to We have made a series of changes to . This approach differs from Meta's model, which relies on third-party, independent fact-checking organizations to flag misleading posts on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads (X's competitors). However, CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that Meta will stop working with […]
Meta employees rip Mark Zuckerberg over fact-checking, Dana White
According to the report, Meta employees are pushing the company to eliminate third-party fact checkers and add pro-Trump voices to its board of directors, including Ultimate Fighting Championship head Dana White. The decision was strongly criticized. Employees at the Silicon Valley giant took to internal messaging forums to vent their frustrations Tuesday after CEO Mark […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to Move Content Moderation Teams from California to Texas
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced that the company's content moderation team will be working with the company's content moderation team as part of a broader effort to promote free expression and address far-left bias introduced into its content moderation process. announced that it will relocate its reliability and safety team from California to […]
Meta changes hate speech rules, dropping LGBTQ protections
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, removed some LGBTQ protections from its hate speech rules on Tuesday amid a broader review of the social media giants' content moderation practices. Under its newly updated hateful conduct policy, Meta now allows users to accuse LGBTQ individuals of being mentally ill, despite originally banning such content. […]
Internet roasts NYT headline about fact-checkers ruling Meta criticism of fact checks ‘false:’ ‘Beyond parody’
The New York Times was skewered Tuesday with a headline about meta fact-checkers fact-checking their own critics. Meta announces it is ending controversial fact-checking practices and lifting speech restrictions to “restore freedom of expression” across its Facebook, Instagram, and Meta platforms, adding that current content moderation practices are ” He admitted that he had gone […]
Trump says Meta has 'come a long way' after it ends fact-checking program
President-elect Trump said Tuesday that social media giant Meta has made progress as a company since announcing it was eliminating its fact-checking program. “Honestly, I think they've come a long way. Both Meta and Facebook, I think they've come a long way,” he said, adding that he and Meta's head of policy, Joel Kaplan, He […]
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg wears rare $900K Swiss watch to announce new Meta policy: report
Mark Zuckerberg may be a digital pioneer, but on Tuesday he showed a penchant for analog glitz. Meta's CEO appeared to be wearing a rare Swiss-made watch that sells for nearly $1 million as he announced the popular Facebook and Instagram apps' decision to eliminate third-party fact-checking. Ta. On Tuesday, Zuckerberg claimed content moderation on […]
Dana White joins Meta board, Zuckerberg ends fact-checking
Dana White has been announced as one of three new members of Meta's board of directors, as founder Mark Zuckerberg insists Meta is moving away from fact-checking and censorship. The UFC chairman was announced alongside Stellantis and Ferrari chairman John Elkann and former Microsoft general manager and head of global corporate strategy Charlie Songhurst. “I […]