Meta to eliminate third-party fact-checking, UFC's Dana White added to its board

Meta to eliminate third-party fact-checking, UFC's Dana White added to its board

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Journalism, Business, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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Meta is making significant changes to its content moderation practices, as announced by Mark Zuckerberg. The company is reversing its fact-checking program, which previously flagged misinformation and added disclaimers. Instead, Meta will now rely on user-generated notes, similar to the system used by X. Zuckerberg acknowledges that this change may result in less effective moderation but emphasizes the importance of free expression.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What major change is Meta implementing according to Andrew Rafferty?

Introducing new privacy settings

Changing its content moderation practices

Launching a new social media platform

Increasing advertisement rates

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the new approach Meta is taking towards misinformation?

Partnering with news organizations for fact-checking

Relying on user-generated notes or corrections

Using artificial intelligence to detect misinformation

Hiring more fact-checkers

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What system is Meta's new approach similar to?

The system used by Twitter

The system used by Facebook

The system used by Instagram

The system used by LinkedIn

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Zuckerberg say about the trade-off in the new moderation policy?

It will eliminate all misinformation

It will have no impact on misinformation

It will catch less misinformation

It will catch more misinformation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason for Meta's policy change according to Zuckerberg?

To reduce operational costs

To comply with government regulations

To increase user engagement

To return to the roots of free expression