Meta's recent decision to remove fact-checkers and adopt Community Notes for organic content only poses risks for truth in advertising. By exempting paid ads from fact-checking, the platform is perceived as prioritizing profit over user protection. Critics argue this move reflects a broader strategy to shed responsibility for harmful misinformation while aligning with political figures opposed to accountability. This approach echoes previous actions by other social media platforms, raising concerns over the integrity and reliability of information shared on Meta's platforms.
Making paid ads exempt from the scrutiny of Community Notes nods towards something Zuckerberg has been pretty clear about since the beginning of Facebook: profit over people, every time.
While Zuckerberg characterized the platform giant's new approach as a defence of free speech, its real intentions are twofold: Ditch the technology company's responsibility to protect its many users and align the company more closely with an incoming president who's a known enemy of accountability.
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