Stephen Judd: Group pushes back against Meta fact-check removal

Stephen Judd: Group pushes back against Meta fact-check removal

Author: Newstalk ZB January 9, 2025 Duration: 4:52

A group fighting misinformation says Facebook's solution to moderation shouldn't just be switching off fact-checkers. 

Meta, which also owns Instagram, says it will change to community based moderation like that used on X. 

Its Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says the third party fact-checkers it uses have become too politically-biased.

But Fact Aotearoa spokesperson Stephen Judd says they believe in a solution to misinformation which is much more long-term. 

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