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Meta's End to Fact-Checking Faces Backlash

CosmicTaco · 2025-01-30T12:42:34.340675+05:30

- Meta's decision to end fact-checking hasn't impacted ad spend, CFO Susan Li assures investors. Advertiser demand remains strong. - CEO Mark Zuckerberg defends the switch to a community notes system, crediting X for the idea and claiming it to be more effective. - Controversy arises as critics link the timing to political influences and question Meta's commitment to combating misinformation. Source: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/29/meta-says-end-of-fact-checking-hasnt-impacted-ad-spend/)

Meta's decision to end fact-checking hasn't impacted ad spend, CFO Susan Li assures investors. Advertiser demand remains strong.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg defends the switch to a community notes system, crediting X for the idea and claiming it to be more effective.
Controversy arises as critics link the timing to political influences and question Meta's commitment to combating misinformation.

Source: TechCrunch