“Fact-checkers have just been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they’ve created,” Zuckerberg declared in a video message. The tech giant plans to “dramatically reduce the amount of censorship” across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, signaling a significant shift in how social media content will be managed.

A new era is dawning at Meta. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that third-party fact-checking organizations would no longer have the power to suppress disfavored speech on Facebook—a major, positive step toward restoring free expression and robust debate on the platform.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced sweeping changes to content moderation across the company's platforms—Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—that critics say could create a haven for hate speech and misinformation.