How Mark Zuckerberg, Once a Trump Foe, Changed His Tune on President-Elect [Video]

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg‘s announcement Tuesday that Facebook and Instagram will no longer use fact-checkers comes after he has softened on President-elect Donald Trump in recent months.

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Why It Matters

Conservatives, who have long said Meta’s use of fact-checkers shows that it is politically biased, celebrated Zuckerberg’s move as a victory for “free speech.” But critics of his decision have raised concerns that this could catalyze the spread of misinformation to the more than 3 billion people who use Facebook.

Zuckerberg said Meta, the parent company of Facebook, the world’s largest social media platform, will drop the fact-checkers for a user-generated community notes system similar to that on X (formerly Twitter), which is owned by prominent Trump ally Elon Musk.

What To Know

Zuckerberg announced the changes to Facebook’s moderation system in a video on Tuesday, criticizing governments and “legacy media” for allegedly pushing …