Mark Zuckerberg says ‘time to get back to our roots around free expression’ as he announces overhaul

Global experts have backed Australian concerns over Meta’s decision to abandon fact-checking on its platforms in the US, such as Facebook and Instagram, saying the move would “turbo-charge” the spread of lies and hate speech around the world.

Meta’s billionaire founder, Mark Zuckerberg, announced overnight Australia-time, that the company’s factchecking programs would be scrapped. In a video message, Zuckerberg vowed to prioritise free speech after the return of Donald Trump to the White House and said that, starting in the US, he would “get rid of factcheckers and replace them with community notes similar to X”.

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