The changes worry advocates for vulnerable groups, who say Meta's decision to scale back content moderation could lead to real-word harms. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday the company will "remove restrictions on topics like immigration and gender that are out of touch with

Meta is eliminating fact-checkers in a move founder Mark Zuckerberg said will make free speech a priority on its social media platforms — including Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp — and align the multinational tech giant with a political tilt to the right with the recent election of Donald Trump.

In an ass-backwards attempt to get with the times, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced sweeping changes on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads that seem like they'll open the door to hate speech. "It's time to get back to our roots around free expression,

Fact-checking firms that teamed with Meta are refuting CEO Mark Zuckerberg's suggestion linking their work to censorship.

Meta’s surprise decision to scrap its fact-checking partnerships blindsided journalists involved in the program, putting some out of work. Alan Duke, a former CNN journalist who runs a fact-checking organization hired by Facebook speaks to CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan about Meta’s new policy.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is dealing with a flood of fake news headlines after announcing that his social media sites will stop fact-checking news stories on Meta platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Threads.