Ngayon, inanunsyo ng Meta na tatapusin nito ang third-party na fact checking program nito, kasama ang mga pagsisikap nitong labanan ang malawakang disinformation sa pulitika. Ang programa ay nahaharap sa batikos mula sa mga konserbatibong tumatanggi sa halalan kabilang ang dating-at hinaharap na Pangulo na si Donald Trump.

Pahayag ni Ishan Mehta, Direktor ng Common Cause Media at Democracy Program

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.