Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday that the company was abandoning its efforts to consolidate its content. Meta is suspending its fact-checking program to move to an X-style community notes model on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. We will in detail on Meta’s promised changes, but is the company trying to court the new Trump presidency?
Well, besides donating to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, replacing political boss Nick Clegg with a former George W. Bush aide and even adding Trump’s pal (and UFC CEO ) Dana White to his board of directors… yeah. Probably.
Meta blocked Trump from using his accounts on its platforms for years after he fanned the flames of the January 6, 2021 coup attempt. At the time, Zuckerberg said: “His decision to use his platform to condone rather than condemn the actions of his supporters at the Capitol have rightly disturbed people in the United States and around the world.
But who cares when you could get some sweet favors from the new administration? Zuckerberg, who revealed the change on Fox News, said Trump’s election victory was part of the reasoning behind Meta’s policy change, calling it a “cultural tipping point” for free speech. He said the company would work with Trump to fight other governments, including China.
He added: “Europe has an ever-increasing number of laws institutionalizing censorship and making it difficult to build something innovative there. » It is not innovative to rival social networks do it, Mark. Also, Brand.
Along with Zuckerberg’s video, Meta had published a blog post – “More talk and less mistakes” – detailing the upcoming changes and policy shifts – or more lies and fewer consequences.
—Mat Smith
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