오늘 Meta는 광범위한 정치적 허위 정보에 맞서기 위한 노력을 포함하여 제3자 사실 확인 프로그램을 종료한다고 발표했습니다. 이 프로그램은 전직 및 미래 대통령인 도널드 트럼프를 포함한 보수적 선거 부정론자들의 비판에 직면했습니다.

Ishan Mehta, Common Cause Media and Democracy 프로그램 디렉터의 성명

Americans deserve to know the truth, and Meta’s move to end its third-party fact checking opens the door to endless political lies and disinformation. Social media has become a vital part of our political dialogue, and to remove all guardrails of truth and accountability is recklessly irresponsible. X, under Elon Musk, went down this road, and the impact has been disastrous – with huge spikes in disinformation and hate speech.

Unfortunately, this latest announcement from Meta seems in line with a charm campaign launched by CEO Mark Zuckerberg to curry favor with President-elect Donald Trump. The move follows an in-person meeting with the incoming president, a one million dollar donation to his inauguration committee, and a conservative overhaul of the company’s government relations department.