Change of attitude at Meta and for its social networks (Facebook, Instagram et Threads). The group recognizes that its approach to content moderation has become too restrictive to the detriment of freedom of expression, to the point of censoring too much innocuous or harmless content.
Restrictions on certain subjects that are part of the dominant discourse will thus be lifted, in order to better focus on “ illegal and very serious violations “. Meta further highlights the adoption of a more personalized approach regarding political content.
First in the United States, a strong measure announced is the end of the third-party fact-checking program. This fact check will be replaced by a community notes template directly inspired by that of Elon Musk’s social network
Elon Musk must drink whey
« We’ve seen this approach work on other users see. »
Led by Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s initiative is welcomed by Linda Yaccarino. The boss of X believes that fact-checking and moderation should not be the prerogative of “ a few hand-picked middlemen who can easily introduce their bias into decisions. »
For fact-checking and the fight against false information, this still means giving little consideration to certified media… Linda Yaccarino’s reaction to X was inevitably taken up and reposted by Elon Musk who did not even needed to add his own comment.
In a Trumpist context
Meta assures that its community notes will require agreement of people with different points of view in order to avoid biased ratings. At this stage and while the deployment will be very gradual, it is not clear whether the changes will also be reflected later in Europe.
This could also be a community note to give context. Remember that Mark Zuckerberg has increased signs of appeasement towards Donald Trump since the latter’s re-election to the presidency of the United States and his vision of freedom of expression shared by Elon Musk who will have a role in the administration Trump.
A close friend of Donald Trump has just taken over as head of Meta’s public affairs, while the boss of the Ultimate Fighting Championship – who is another close friend of the president-elect – joins Meta’s board of directors.
