Meta axes DEI programs after Mark Zuckerberg scrapped censorship policies
Meta is reportedly eliminating its DEI program. It comes just days after CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the tech giant would no longer restrict speech on the popular social media platform. The company, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, said it will no longer consider its controversial diversity, equity and inclusion policies before […]
Biden officials ‘screamed’ at Meta execs to take down vaccine posts: Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg said in a round-table discussion with Joe Rogan on Friday that Biden administration officials called Meta executives to “scream” and “abuse” them, as well as Facebook for questioning coronavirus vaccines. He said he requested that Book's post be removed. The billionaire tech executive said it was “honestly true” that Biden aides pressured Mehta […]
All DEI policies terminated at Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram
Memo from Meta officials announced According to an Axios report, the company has made the decision to end all hiring policies related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Mark Zuckerberg, the company's founder and CEO, recently announced that he would be scrapping the popular social media […]
Mark Zuckerberg Faces Backlash Against Free Speech from Meta Workers and Facebook ‘Supreme Court’
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said in response to Zuckerberg's decision this week to allow free speech on the heavily censored platform. The company has come under fire from both the Supreme Court and its own employees. Breitbart News recently reported that in a major change to its content moderation […]
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. […]