A new report reveals a look at some of the elite names associated with a Facebook program that uses different moderation policies.
program known as"XCheck," or Cross Check, reportedly exempts millions of high-profile users from community standards applied to less-famous and less-wealthy users.
Musicians, star athletes and politicians are all among those in the social media network's XCheck program, according to an investigation byA Facebook program reportedly exempts influential figures from many community standards. In this photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks about the new Facebook News feature at the Paley Center For Media on October 25, 2019 in New York City.
But the"few" accounts that have the XCheck distinction include at least 5.8 million people as of last year, according to the report. In comparison, Facebook has roughly 2.89 billion monthly active users according to its most recent estimates, making it the biggest social network in the world.
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