Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg triggered alarm Tuesday when he announced the Palo Alto company was ditching third-party fact-checking in the United States and turning over the task of debunking falsehoods to ordinary users under a model known as “Community Notes,“ popularized by X.
“I think it’s really shameful,“ Biden told reporters at the White House when asked about the announcement.
The International Fact-Checking Network has warned of devastating consequences if Meta broadens its policy shift beyond US borders to the company's programs covering more than 100 countries.
“If Meta decides to stop the program worldwide, it is almost certain to result in real-world harm in many places,“ it added.
He added that the program, which began in 2016, was “destroying so much trust, especially in the United States.”
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IFCN’s letter rejected the claim as “false,“ insisting that Meta's fact-checking partners underwent “rigorous” verification to meet its strict nonpartisanship standards.
The United Nations rights chief Volker Turk also insisted on Friday that regulating harmful content and hate speech online “is not censorship.”
Brazil on Friday gave Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the country, and how it plans to protect “fundamental rights” on its platforms.
Facebook currently pays to use fact checks from around 80 organizations globally on the platform, as well as on WhatsApp and Instagram.
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“By allowing the proliferation of hate speech and racist dialogue could be a trigger towards violence.”
Fears over a possible spike in hate speech have grown as Meta also rolled back restrictions around topics such as gender and sexual identity.
Meta's policy overhaul came less than two weeks before Trump takes office.
Trump has been a harsh critic of Meta and Zuckerberg for years, accusing the company of bias against him and threatening to retaliate against the tech billionaire once back in office.
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