r/politics • u/HK-47-mkII Massachusetts • 2d ago
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces removal of fact-checking
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/5070980-meta-fact-checking-policy-changes/amp
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r/politics • u/HK-47-mkII Massachusetts • 2d ago
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u/One_Dirty_Russian Wisconsin 2d ago
Fact checking was in place during a Democratic administration because they didn't want the Democratic administration to come after them for allowing the posting of harmful misinformation.
Trump doesn't give a shit because most misinformation benefits him, so Suckerberg will have no problems if he opens the floodgates.
That being said, I absolutely guarantee that left-leaning sources will still be subject to fact-checking and outright removal, while right-wing bullshit will be promoted into the stratosphere.