Meta’s dramatic dismantling of its fact-checking program sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley last week.
The tech giant’s sudden embrace of free speech principles marks a seismic shift in social media governance.
This from thepatriotjournal.com.
Indeed, the implications reach far beyond Facebook’s billions of users.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared:
It’s time to get back to our roots around free expression on Facebook and Instagram.
He said this as he announced sweeping changes that will end restrictions on discussions about immigration, gender, and other contentious topics.