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Jan 2025
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The End of Facebook’s Content Moderation...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that Facebook, Instagram and Threads would dramatically dial back content moderation and end fact checking. WSJ’s Jeff Horwitz explains what that means for the social media giant. Further Reading: -Social-Media Companies Decide Content Moderation Is Trending Down  -Meta Ends Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagr ... Show More
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