Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S. since Meta CEO Mark

US president says move 'completely contrary to everything America's about'; UN rights chief: Allowing hate speech to flourish online has 'real-world consequences'

Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are ditching third-party fact-checkers in favor of a Community Notes program inspired by X, according to an announcement penned by Meta’s new Trump-friendly policy chief Joel Kaplan. Meta is also moving its trust and safety teams from California to Texas.

Reversing a policy enacted following the 2016 presidential election, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to cancel third-party fact-checking on its social media platforms and dial back automated filters in an effort to “get back to our roots around free expression on Facebook and Instagram.”

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will move to a Community Notes system as the company prepares for Donald Trump's presidency.

Searches for deleting Meta accounts skyrocket as users revolt against Zuckerberg's rollback of content moderation and fact-checking protections.

As part of a significant overhaul of its content moderation policies announced on Tuesday, Meta admitted that its approach to limiting political content

Meta will soon remove its fact-checking systems from Facebook and Instagram and replace them instead with Community Notes similar to Musk's X.

Media analysts discuss how to determine fact from fiction online, as Meta announces it will stop fact-checking.

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