Meta announced it is ending its notorious fact-checking program and lifting restrictions on speech to "restore free expression" across Facebook, Instagram, and Meta platforms, finally admitting that its current content moderation practices have "gone too far." Zuckerberg said in a video posted Tuesday morning:

We’re going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our platforms. More specifically, we’re going to get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with Community Notes similar to X, starting in the U.S. //

We went to independent, third-party fact-checkers. It has become clear there is too much political bias in what they choose to fact-check because, basically, they get to fact-check whatever they see on the platform. //

Chelan Jim
13 minutes ago
And another domino falls in the leftist wall of control of information.

But I don't believe it. They are admitting that they got caught. They see the pendulum swinging and don't want to be left behind. Plus, they want to appear as if they will be more 'trustworthy' going forward. They will still maintain their ability to limit the reach of information that they don't like. They will just not be as transparent.