Zuckerberg’s Meta drops fact checking filters in return to ‘free speech’

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced that it will end its third-party fact-checking program, replacing it with a community-driven approach akin to X’s ‘community notes’. The decision comes as chief executive Mark Zuckerberg seeks to repair ties with newly elected President Donald Trump, with the company also recently pledging $1m to Trump’s [...]