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Mark Zuckerberg : “Facebook’s Censorship Was Something Out of 1984”

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Ridgewood NJ, in a candid three-hour conversation on the Joe Rogan Experience, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg opened up about the controversies surrounding Facebook’s content moderation, the influence of the Biden administration, and the evolving role of social media in the modern information ecosystem. Zuckerberg didn’t hold back, describing his company’s fact-checking efforts as “something out of 1984.”

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Meta Replaces “Fact-Checking” Program with Community Notes, Signals New Era of Free Speech Under President-Elect Trump

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Ridgewood NJ, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is making waves in the tech and political worlds with its decision to replace its third-party fact-checking program with a community-driven system inspired by Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter). CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the change in a video early Tuesday, signaling a shift in Meta’s approach to content moderation and free speech as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.

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TRUTH POLICE: Facebook is going to use Snopes and other fact-checkers to combat and bury ‘fake news’

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Facebook is going to start fact-checking, labeling, and burying fake news and hoaxes in its News Feed, the company said Thursday.

The decision comes after Facebook received heated criticism for its role in spreading a deluge of political misinformation during the US presidential election, like one story that falsely said the Pope had endorsed Donald Trump.

To combat fake news, Facebook has teamed up with a shortlist of media organizations, including Snopes and ABC News, that are part of an international fact-checking network led by Poynter, a nonprofit school for journalism in St. Petersburg, Florida.

https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-will-fact-check-label-fake-news-in-news-feed-2016-12