WASHINGTON: Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s declare that the fact-checking programme on Fb and Instagram has veered into censorship is “false”, the Worldwide Reality-Checking Community stated on Thursday (Jan 9).
“That is false, and we need to set the file straight, each for as we speak’s context and for the historic file,” stated the worldwide community of fact-checking organisations, together with AFP, after Zuckerberg introduced an finish to Meta’s United States programme.
In asserting the numerous rollback of Meta’s content material moderation insurance policies on Tuesday, Zuckerberg stated the programme had made “too many errors and an excessive amount of censorship”.
Whereas Meta’s resolution to scrap fact-check operations at present solely applies to the US, the Worldwide Reality-Checking Community warned of the possibly devastating affect if the group had been to finish its worldwide programmes masking greater than 100 international locations.
“A few of these international locations are extremely susceptible to misinformation that spurs political instability, election interference, mob violence and even genocide,” the community stated.
“If Meta decides to cease the programme worldwide, it’s nearly sure to lead to real-world hurt in lots of locations,” it added.
