What Does Meta’s Pivot From Fact-Checking To Community Consensus Mean In The AI Age?

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Jan. 7 that the company is terminating its fact-checking program, replacing it with a community-driven system similar to X’s model. This change will affect billions of users across Meta’s platforms. The decision, coming at a time when AI-generated misinformation is on the rise, marks a significant shift in how the tech company approaches content moderation on Facebook, Instagram and Threads.