CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has been building ties with the incoming Trump administration, said the move was an attempt to restore free expression on its platforms.

Meta is to scrap its longstanding fact-checking programme in favour of a community notes system similar to that on Elon Musk’s social media platform X.Instead of using news organisations or other third-party groups as it does currently,

Meta is ending its fact-checking program and lifting restrictions on speech to “restore free expression" across Facebook, Instagram and Meta platforms, admitting its current content moderation practices have “gone too far.

Meta Platforms will end fact-checking across all platforms, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday. The fact-checking program, which began in December 2016, will be replaced on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads by a “Community Notes” feature.

Meta Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the changes the company is making to renew its commitment to free speech and what prompted the major changes.

If you’ve used Facebook, WhatsApp, or Instagram recently, then you may have spotted a new Meta AI bot, ready and waiting to be of assistance. Here’s how you can make use of it—and what your options are in terms of security and privacy.

Meta is being accused of censoring pro-Palestinian content on Instagram on Facebook by the BBC and Human Rights Watch.