Meta's Shift to Crowdsourced Fact-Checking

Meta has announced a significant change in its content moderation strategy by moving away from third-party fact-checkers to a community-based model for fact verification. Mark Zuckerberg cited concerns about political bias among fact-checkers and asserted that the previous system failed to build trust. The new approach will mirror X's community notes system, where any user can propose corrections, although challenges such as partisan bias and delayed responses may hinder its effectiveness. Historical data suggests that only a small percentage of proposed community notes are accepted, raising doubts about this crowd-sourced model's capacity to combat misinformation effectively.