Mark Zuckerberg kneels before Donald Trump

Meta has decided to end its fact-checking program on its social networking platforms, no less.

With this decision, the company seems to be aligning itself with the example set by X, renouncing the need to verify information disseminated and choosing to transfer this responsibility to its community, via annotations or corrections.

Until now, misinformation on Facebook, Instagram and Threads was moderated by the company.

Zuckerberg tried to justify his decision, saying it was time to “get back to our roots focused on free speech” and claiming his company was making “too many mistakes and exercising too much censorship”.

This sudden change seems to be a direct response to Trump’s arrival at the presidency, especially as Meta has recently integrated several influential figures close to Trump into its ranks.

Mark Zuckerberg, through his company Meta, also recently donated one million dollars to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, scheduled for January 20.

This initiative is part of a series of actions aimed at strengthening ties between Meta and the Trump administration.

These include the appointment of Dana White, president of the UFC and close to Trump, to Meta’s board of directors, as well as the promotion of Joel Kaplan, an influential Republican, to director of global policy.

These decisions reflect a clear desire on the part of Meta and Zuckerberg to align themselves more closely with the Trump administration.

Zuckerberg also acknowledged that this regulatory change would likely lead to an increase in “problematic content” on its platforms, while claiming that it would “reduce the number of innocent posts and accounts deleted by mistake”.

This decision comes at a time when Republicans, particularly Kaplan, recently appointed to Meta, are criticizing social networks and fact-checking sites for their alleged political bias.