This was known almost since they announced the change in US. Theoretically I should still see fact-checked posts. But the US change does speak volumes about their commitment and opinions about facts.
Don't know how the new hate speech guidelines apply outside US, though.
It's more important to have FACT CHECKERS "Inside" the U.S. than outside!... There is probably more deception and lies from Americans than other populations!
Indicative of the real welfare queens and terrorists you need to worry about, not someone from another country, they're right in your backyard, running multi-billion dollar corporations, and holding office.
Your oppression is their profession
Fact-checkers OUTSIDE the US is worthless to the people inside the US. So, basically facts and figures won't contribute to reality on the ground. Now, i know i made a good decision to leave Facebook years ago.
Zuck is turning it into a pro MAGA cesspool. I tried to block pro Trump accounts on IG and it wouldn’t let me. I’m done with his BS. Free speech is just what he calls Broligarch propaganda shoved in our feeds.
I heard deleting Facebook but not your account is the best way to fuck them. It cost them money to keep the account online. So maybe we make a bunch of fake accounts and never use them. Millions of "new" users, but no activity. That could mess with them. Discourage the share holders
"It seemed humans were incapable of using that wonderful invention, the Internet, productively. And so it happened that they chose to use it to destroy themselves. It was the beginning of the end for human civilisation."
Cancel your Meta and Twitter accounts now. No users, no advertising money, no power. Cancel your Amazon account. Shop like you did before. Very simple. We have the power.
No different than twitter not allowing you to block its owner (it will never be X because someone bought it because he hates following the same guides to good behaviour as the rest of us)
I saw this! I'm like...so, it's okay to keep the FACTS straight for everyone else? HOW IS EVERYONE OK WITH THIS? Why isn't the public running from these guys in droves? How are people just going about the day, business as usual. I never felt like everyone was an NPC before, as much as I do see now.
For people with friend and family internationally is very hard to delete Meta apps cause the you lose connection to them. WhatsApp specifically is used internationally so much. I even use it for work sometimes. I took out all permissions and deleted them from the phone in the meantime.
Since the next 4 years there will be no facts, no science, no truth, no integrity, retaliation in a Jerry Springer remake and Donny ain’t hear the bell.
I posted a Project 2025 infographic on the book of faces yesterday and it was "fact checked" (their source was The Guardian). So they haven't eliminated ALL "fact checking".
EU law. It's a petulant statement that masks their lack of choice. They will have fact checkers and modertaion in the EU, or they will be removed from the EU.
Facebook retirement is coming way to fast...
I was thinking 10 years now it looks like maybe 12 to 24 months. Can a Billionaire get unemployment benefits in the United States of Mexico???
Came here day of the announcement that meta is as gonna be a propaganda tool for fascism. Still need to transfer photos from Instagram and permanently delete. I joined when it wasn’t meta. Then it was sold.
Honestly, I am not surprised. They remind me of angry little trolls that want to destroy the world to prove they are important. They are just more miserable assholes to add to the long list of assholes that came before them. Crazy to think they chose being a villain.
this decision raises concerns about the spread of misinformation and lack of accountability. fact-checking should be a global effort, not limited by borders.
Between this and Zuckerberg breaking the lobbying record to get a competitive app shut down, I hope Meta loses it's entire network. I didn't even think twice to jump ship and my profile was active on there since before Myspace shut down.
I logged in yesterday to find myself forced to follow JD Vance. I had to block the account twice. I never followed him. To be honest, I’ve been forced to view all this gross severe material on Meta for months now.
If you followed the official Presidential and Vice Presidential pages for Biden/Harris, those get automatically converted to the new admin. That’s what happened with me - I quickly unfollowed that nonsense.
I was following former vice president Kamala Harris, but not former President Biden. all of a sudden, I opened the app to see JD Vance’s face and see that I’m following him. I attempted to Unfollow him twice finally blocked him still had him on my following list and had to block him a second time.
Democracy around the world need to shut down social sites that push fake news. Republicans were smart to call it their First Amendment right. It’s not, a right, it’s treason
Meta, like many tech companies, aligns with trends to avoid scrutiny, focusing on monetizing data and withholding information to fit their objectives. Zuckerberg’s actions have long raised ethical concerns.
For now... I suppose that all depends is they are in contravention of the laws of the countries they are operating in.... Although American appears not to like the law too much right now.
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Don't know how the new hate speech guidelines apply outside US, though.
I guess he had to start at some point. Better late than never?
Your oppression is their profession
Now she believes in chem trails 😬
Had been inactive since Nov. 5th, but the Nazi salute was the last straw. I'm gone.
I was thinking 10 years now it looks like maybe 12 to 24 months. Can a Billionaire get unemployment benefits in the United States of Mexico???
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"Google rejects EU fact-checking commitments for Search and YouTube / It withdraws from voluntary disinformation agreements that are still set to be formalized into law."
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https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/17/24345747/google-eu-dsa-fact-checks-disinformation-code-search-youtube
He is straight-up signaling
"I only did it by coercion".
Dunno if we can trust him....
However, deleting your FB account is only part of the solution. Something else to consider:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/mad-meta-dont-let-them-collect-and-monetize-your-personal-data
It's being required to keep them by bodies like the EU.
But the US isn't, so Zuck is going to suck off, I mean up to, the current administration for money and favors.
aka we didnt consider that the EU has other rules than the US.
Every word is.
https://bsky.app/profile/edhirsch.bsky.social/post/3lghps5guw22h