For years, Mark Zuckerberg tried to keep his social networks above the fray of partisan politics. And why not? Meta’s flagship apps — Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — were rowdy nation-states unto themselves, with billions of users, fragile internal politics, skittish advertisers, perpetually aggrieved influencers and a sprawling, uneven enforcement regime (known as “content moderation”)…
Meta said on Tuesday that it was ending its longstanding fact-checking program, a policy instituted to curtail the spread of misinformation across its social media apps, in a stark sign of how the company was repositioning itself for the Trump presidency and throwing its weight behind unfettered speech online. Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and…
Meta would like to introduce its next fact-checker — the one who will spot falsehoods, pen convincing corrections and warn others about misleading content. It’s you. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, announced Tuesday that he was ending much of the company’s moderation efforts, like third-party fact-checking and content restrictions. Instead, he said, the company will…
In November 2016, as Facebook was being blamed for a torrent of fake news and conspiracy theories swirling around the first election of Donald J. Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of the social network, wrote an apologetic post. In his message, Mr. Zuckerberg announced a series of steps he planned to take to grapple…
For years, social media companies made it a top priority to combat hate speech. But in recent months, they have waffled over how to tackle hateful online commentary, particularly when it is directed at L.G.B.T.Q. communities. Meta on Tuesday said it would drop some of its rules protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people. The changes included allowing users…
In November 2016, as Facebook was being blamed for a torrent of fake news and conspiracy theories swirling around the first election of Donald J. Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of the social network, wrote an apologetic post. In his message, Mr. Zuckerberg announced a series of steps he planned to take to grapple…
Jan. 7, 2025, 3:38 p.m. ET President-elect Donald J. Trump at his Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times While Republicans largely cheered Meta’s announcement on Tuesday that it would effectively end its fact-checking program, several tech watchdog groups condemned the decision, warning of the potential for a surge in…
Jan. 6, 2025, 6:35 p.m. ET Dana White, left, the chief executive of Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Mark Zuckerberg have bonded over their passion for professional fighting. Credit…Jeff Bottari/Zuffa, via Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post Monday that Meta had added Dana White, the chief executive of Ultimate Fighting Championship, and two…
In recent years, Mr. White and Mr. Zuckerberg, the Meta chief executive, have bonded over their passion for professional fighting, including mixed martial arts, which Mr. Zuckerberg took up in 2022. “Dana is the President and CEO of UFC, and he has built it into one of the most valuable, fastest growing, and most popular…