Zuckerberg: “Elimination of Fact-Checking on Facebook, etc.”… Aligning with Trump’s Stance

Meta Declares End of Third-Party Fake News Detection in the U.S.

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO
[AFP Yonhap News File. Redistribution and Database Prohibited]

, “(Washington-Yonhap News) Correspondent Cho Jun-hyung = Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who operates platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, announced on the 7th (local time) that the company will discontinue third-party ‘fact-checking’ to identify and verify ‘fake news’ in the U.S. platforms.”,

, “In a video message, CEO Zuckerberg stated, ‘We are aiming to concentrate on returning to our fundamentals, reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies, and restoring freedom of expression on our platform.’ “,

, “Zuckerberg added, ‘More specifically, we will first eliminate fact-checkers (fact-checking personnel or functions) in the U.S. and replace it with something similar to X’s ‘Community Notes’.’ “,

, “Community Notes is a feature created by X to address fake news by allowing users to comment on content posted on X.”,

, “Zuckerberg claimed that the fact-checkers who have been verifying the factual accuracy of content on their platforms have been ‘too politically biased and have damaged, rather than built, trust in us.'”,

, “This announcement by Zuckerberg can be seen as responding to the demands of President-elect Donald Trump’s camp to eliminate self-censorship functions of social media platforms.”,

, “Trump’s supporters have argued that social media applies excessive censorship primarily to right-wing claims.”,

, “Additionally, Zuckerberg recently announced the appointment of Dana White, the CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and a close associate of President-elect Trump, as a director of Meta.”,

, “jhcho@yna.co.kr

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