Meta’s US fact-checking program will come to an finish by Monday afternoon. In a post on X, Meta’s international coverage head Joel Kaplan stated there will likely be “no new reality checks and no reality checkers” throughout Fb, Instagram, and Threads by that point as the corporate replaces it with Neighborhood Notes.
Meta first introduced its plans for an X-style Neighborhood Notes program in January, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg saying it might be “much less vulnerable to bias.” With Neighborhood Notes, contributors can write and fee notes that present additional context for sure posts.
The corporate began testing Neighborhood Notes on March 18th however stated it wouldn’t publicly publish the notes to begin. Now, Kaplan says Neighborhood Notes will begin “showing steadily throughout Fb, Threads, and Instagram, with no penalties connected.”
Meta nonetheless depends on its third-party fact-checking program in nations outdoors the US. It plans on bringing Neighborhood Notes to extra nations sooner or later.