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Meta announced it would end fact-checking on its platforms, instead moving to an X-style ‘community notes.' But, X users say their efforts feel futile.
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You probably didn't have X CEO Linda Yaccarino praising Meta and Mark Zuckerberg on your CES 2025 bingo card, yet here we are. Speaking during a keynote address in Las Vegas, Yaccarino described Meta's decision to end its longtime fact checking program and implement community notes as "exciting" and "validating."
Yaccarino and and X owner Elon Musk have both championed the crowd-sourced fact-checking feature that Meta now plans to emulate on its own services. "I think it's really exciting when you think about community notes being good for the world … and it couldn't be more validating than to see that Mark and Meta realize that," Yaccarino said. "Mark, Meta, welcome to the party."
Meta and Zuckerberg may find themselves in dubious company at the "party," however. While X often touts the number of users who contribute to Community Notes, some researchers have pointed out flaws in the feature. A report last year from misinformation researchers at the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) noted that many misleading posts, including prominent posts from Musk himself, can rack up billions of views without receiving a correction.
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