Clara Chappaz, Minister responsible for Digital Affairs, ensures that the replacement of professional verification on the social networks Facebook and Instagram only concerns the United States, and expresses her “vigilance” on the subject.
The French Minister responsible for Digital Affairs indicated on Tuesday that she had received assurances from the French branch of the American giant Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) that the end of fact-checking, announced by the parent company, only concerned the United States. “For now”. “I spoke with the management of Meta France this (Tuesday) evening who assured me that this functionality (the replacement of professional verifications with “community notes”Editor’s note) will only be deployed in the United States for the moment”wrote the Minister Delegate in charge of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology, Clara Chappaz, on X.
“In Europe, the Digital Service Act (the European regulations in force, Editor’s note) will be respected. Believe in my vigilance on the subject”she added. Meta announced Tuesday that it was ending its fact-checking program in the United States and replacing it with a context notes system, similar to that used by X. Meta's announcement comes as American Republicans as well as the owner of the competing social network X, Elon Musk, have repeatedly complained about fact-checking programs, which they equate to censorship.
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