Zuckerberg Makes Huge Announcement About the Future of Facebook and Instagram

Massive victory for first amendment. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a number of changes at the company on Tuesday regarding moderation policies and free speech. “We’re going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our platforms,” Zuckerberg said. In a video statement, Zuckerberg said its fact-checking program will end in its current form and be replaced with a system similar to X’s Community Notes. “The fact checkers have just been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they’ve created,” he said. Secondly, Meta will simplify its content policies and remove a number of restrictions on topics such like immigration and gender that Zuckerberg said are “just out of touch with mainstream discourse.” He noted they’ve been used to shut down differing opinions and it has “gone too far” Lastly, Meta will work closely with the incoming Trump administration to restore free expression worldwide as numerous countries censor online content. Zuckerberg said this will be an easier problem to tackle with the support of the U.S. government now that a free speech-friendly president will enter office. He noted this was impossible to do over the past four years during the Biden administration, which pushed for censorship itself.