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Meta’s content-moderation changes will make Facebook, Instagram more hateful
Fact-checking sends a signal that there is a line between true and false. Meta has shut down that signal. Meta will get back to its roots is by eliminating outside fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, supposedly in the name of promoting free speech.Ezra Acayan/Getty Meta’s announcement last week of sweeping changes to how it...
Meta to lay off 5% of employees in efficiency drive
Tech giant Meta announced plans to lay off about 3,600 employees based on their performance, US media reported on Tuesday. This will affect 5% of the company's 72,000-strong workforce, said the company to AFP news agency. "I've decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. Recent...
ANALYSIS | Meta says new rule allowing users to call gay people mentally ill is about free expression — others disagree
Canadian groups who study and advocate for free expression have mixed feelings on Meta's changes to what is automatically considered "hateful" conduct on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, as advocates for 2SLGBTQ+ people and women point out concerns over terms like "whore" being allowed. "We're getting rid of a number of restrictions on topics like...
