Meta getting rid of third party fact checkers in favor of community notes-type system

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The announcement comes amid a broader apparent ideological shift to the right within Meta’s top ranks

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So not allowing blatant liars to spread propaganda aka “fact check” is a departure from left wing ideology?

A day late and a dollar short.

Facebook would censor opinions they didn't like under the guise of "fact checking". Like a lot of things branded as conspiracy theories lately (especially around Covid or elections), many of those censored posts ended up being true.

"Fact checking" turns out to be way more subjective than some people think. If you care about the actual truth, you're probably dissatisfied with how "fact checkers" act.

Also, it's probably correct that X's Community Notes feature has driven a lot of engagement and interest. Zuck is smart to admit they beat him on that feature and adopt it for himself.

Lastly, it is kind of scary how the political winds blow these companies around. For all their wealth, they are scared by what politicians might do to them. Look at this, when AOC intimidated Zuck into what would eventually be "fact checking":

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It was made very clear to the tech companies. If they didn't play ball with the party then in power, they were going to get roasted.

I won’t lose sleep if the fact checkers go out of business.

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Makes sense for a platform like Meta. Fact checking tends to shut down conversations and squash conspiracy theories, which in turn drives traffic down to their website. Meta would prefer things stay unresolved and conflict remain between users. Angry/Upset users drive traffic to the website

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lol they were censoring Covid and hunter Biden laptop.

None of that was conspiracy.


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Allow free discussion on immigration, gender, and other topics that were heavily censored in the past, as well as let these discussions freely propagate (and go viral).

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Oh no