Meta is ending its fact-checking program in the United States and replacing it with a “Community Notes” system similar to that used by Elon Musk-owned Platform X, Facebook’s parent company said on Tuesday.
The Community Notes model will allow users of Meta’s social networks — Facebook, Instagram and Threads — to call attention to potentially misleading posts that need more context, rather than placing the responsibility on independent fact-checking organizations and experts. facts.
“Experts, like everyone else, have their own biases and perspectives. This was evident in the choices some made about what and how to fact-check… A program intended to inform has often become a tool of censorship,” Meta said.
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The company added that its efforts over the years to manage content on its platforms have expanded “to the point where we are making too many mistakes, frustrating our users and often hindering the freedom of expression we set out to enable.”
The company said it would begin gradually rolling out Community Notes in the United States in the coming months and would refine the model throughout the year.
Meta will also stop demoting verified content and use a label notifying users that there is additional information related to the post, rather than the current method of displaying full-screen prompts that users have to click on before the post even previews.
