Meta has slashed its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, aligning with the priorities of US president-elect Donald Trump.
Social media giant Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, has announced it will cease using external fact checkers in the United States, saying it will instead implement community notes similar to those on X . But Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young said Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has bowed to US president-elect Donald Trump and is "making big profits at the expense of community safety".
They argue that fact-checking programs disproportionately target right-wing voices, which has led to proposed laws in states like Florida and Texas to limit content moderation. The shift comes after efforts by Zuckerberg to reconcile with Trump since his election in November, including donating one million dollars to his inauguration fund.
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