Fact Checking Is Bad For Business

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta and all of its platforms, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, would no longer be fact checking or moderating its content, instead opting for a community notes system like X/Twitter. This change comes as Zuckerberg makes clear his willingness to do whatever it takes to get on Trump's good side, and signals a continued rightward turn as billionaires everywhere bend the knee.

 

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