Meta Scraps Fact-Checkers Ahead of Trump Administration

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the company will scrap independent fact-checking, saying it will encourage more free speech on social media platforms. The change comes two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in the U.S.

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00:00Social media giant Meta is scrapping fact-checking, saying it aims to encourage more speech on

00:06its platforms.

00:07The owner of Instagram and Facebook says it will now rely on users to write community

00:12notes as factual corrections to posts.

00:15The company will also reduce curbs on discussions around contentious topics including gender

00:21identity and immigration.

00:23CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a video announcement that the fact-checkers had become too politically

00:29biased and there was too much censorship.

00:32U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who had previously been banned by the platforms, praised

00:37the changes.

00:38I watched their news conference and I thought it was a very good news conference.

00:43I think they've, honestly, I think they've come a long way, Meta, Facebook.

00:49The move comes less than two weeks before Trump takes office for the second time on

00:53January 20th.

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