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Conservatives on social media took a victory lap on Tuesday in response to the news that Meta had ended its controversial fact-checking practices and pledged to move toward a more user-centric system. freedom of expression
“Meta finally admits to censoring speech … what a great birthday present to wake up to and a huge win for free speech,” Republican Sen. Rand Paul posted on X on Tuesday in response to the news . first informed by Fox News Digital, that Meta is ending its fact-checking program and lifting restrictions on speech to “restore free expression” on the Facebook, Instagram and Meta platforms, admitting that its current content moderation practices they have “gone too far”.
“Crazy: Explicitly says Meta will ‘adopt system like X has community ratings’ due to bias/abuse of 3rd party fact-checkers,” Independent Women’s Forum visiting colleague Lyndsey Fifield. published in X in response to Meta’s head of global affairs, Joel Kaplan, speaking to Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” Tuesday morning for an exclusive interview to discuss the changes.
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Conservatives reacted with glee on Tuesday, responding to a censorship protocol announcement by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, on the right. (Getty Images)
“Nature is healing,” Fifield said.
“There is absolutely no way this would have happened if Trump hadn’t won,” Abigail Jackson, communications director for Republican Sen. Josh Hawley. published in X.
“Here’s the full video of Mark Zuckerberg announcing an end to censorship and disinformation policies,” said Sagaar Enjeti, co-host of Breaking Points. published in X. “I highly recommend you watch the whole thing, as tonally it’s one of the biggest ‘choices have consequences’ cues I’ve ever seen.”
“Zuck is committed to cleaning house,” said reporter Jordan Schachtel published in X. “Whether you question the motives or not, this is a very real compromise, and it’s good news for Internet discourse. Of course, it probably can’t go forward without Trump winning.”
Meta’s third-party fact-checking program was launched after the 2016 election and had been used to “manage content” and misinformation on its platforms, largely due to “political pressure “, the executives said, but admitted that the system is “also gone”. away”.
The process has since drawn the ire of conservatives who have accused the platform of politically-driven censorship while pointing to several examples of suppressed content, including the New York Post bombshell reporting on Hunter Biden’s laptop, which Zuckerberg admitted the Biden White House pressured him to do so and later called the move a mistake.
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Meta had ended its controversial fact-checking practices. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, file)
Kaplan said Meta currently uses automated systems, which he said make “too many mistakes” and remove content “that doesn’t even violate our standards.” He also said there are some things Meta will continue to moderate, such as posts related to terrorism, illegal drugs and child sexual exploitation.
Zuckerberg also noted in his video message Tuesday that moderation teams will move from California to Texas, where he suggested there will be “less concern about bias on our teams.”
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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta Platforms Inc., center, arrives after a break during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (Kent Nishimura)
“We’re going back to our roots and focusing on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies, and restoring free expression on our platforms,” Zuckerberg said. “More specifically, getting rid of fact-checkers and replacing them with X-like Community Notes, starting in the US.”
Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
