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EPISODE · Jan 7, 2025 · 4 MIN

Richard Arnold: No more fact checkers for Meta

from Holiday Breakfast · host Newstalk ZB

Facebook and Instagram are ending the use of third-party fact-checkers in favour of user-based moderation.  Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says fact-checkers are too politically biased, and it's time to return to the roots of free expression.  Correspondent Richard Arnold says it means platforms will now rely on user-notes and comments, following the example of X, formerly Twitter.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Facebook and Instagram are ending the use of third-party fact-checkers in favour of user-based moderation.  Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says fact-checkers are too politically biased, and it's time to return to the roots of free expression. ...

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