Meta Switches to Community Notes, Ditches Fact Checkers

In a big change, Meta is saying goodbye to fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram. Instead, they're bringing in something called community notes. These are like labels that users can add to posts, pointing out if something might be wrong. This shift comes as Meta's top bosses seem to be moving more to the right. They're also changing how they use automated systems to catch bad stuff on the platform. Now, these systems will mainly look for serious things like terrorism or child abuse. Other issues will need users to report them first.

Zuckerberg, Meta's CEO, thinks fact checkers have been biased and have made people trust the platform less. He says the new system will let more opinions be heard, but it might also mean more harmful content slips through. It's a tricky balance, he admits. This move follows a similar one by Elon Musk at X, where he got rid of fact checkers too.

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