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Meta terminates its DEI programs days before Trump inauguration

Meta, fresh off announcement to end factchecking, follows McDonald’s and Walmart in rolling back diversity initiatives

The Guardian - US

Meta Abandons Racial Diversity Programs In Further Right-wing Shift

Social media giant Meta announced Friday it is dismantling its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the company, marking another major shift in strategy as it aligns with politically conservative priorities.

International Business Times

Meta kills off DEI and LGBTQ+ themes

On top of rolling back DEI plans, Meta's content moderation tweaks allow users to call LGBTQ+ users "mentally ill"

Salon

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Brazil Gives Meta 72 Hours To Explain New Fact-checking Policies

Brazil on Friday gave social media giant Meta 72 hours to explain its fact-checking policy for the country, and how it plans to protect "fundamental rights" on its platforms.

International Business Times

Meta staffers reportedly furious over Mark Zuckerberg's changes to hate policies

Staffers say Meta is in "total chaos" following the changes announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Fortune

Meta Policy Reversal Puts Question Mark On Furure Of Fact-checking

Media outlets around the world have been left scratching their heads over the future of their fact-checking operations after Meta's shock announcement that it will halt its US programme.

International Business Times

Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of ‘pirated’ books to train AI models, authors claim

Sarah Silverman and others file court case claiming CEO approved use of dataset despite warnings

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Will Nick Clegg put a rocket under European tech now he’s out of Meta?

Our former deputy PM has parted ways with Mark Zuckerberg. Speaking to sources close to him, Chris Blackhurst ponders what’s next

Evening Standard

'Real-world Harm' If Meta Ends Fact-checks, Global Network Warns

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's surprise announcement this week to slash content moderation policies in the United States has sparked alarm in countries such as Australia and Brazil.

Latin Times

Facebook's New Free Speech Policy Shows Business Getting Back to Business

It’s the latest company to step back from dangerous alliances with political factions.

Reason

Fact-Checking Group Rates Meta's Claim That Moderation Is Censorship As 'False'

There will be "real-world harm" if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, a global network warned while disputing Mark Zuckerberg's claim such moderation amounts to censorship.

International Business Times

After Meta pullout, fact-checking partners anticipate job cuts, editorials point to global ripples

Meta’s decision this week to abandon its fact-checking programme, starting from the US, has reportedly triggered alarm bells among several fact-checking organisations. That the move comes as a response to the politics of the new regime in the US has also been apparent.

Newslaundry

Meta’s move to end fact-checking reflects turn toward freewheeling internet

Mark Zuckerberg’s invocation of ‘cultural tipping point’ comes as number of fact-checking initiatives has plateaued.

Al Jazeera

Mullin: Zuck met Trump before changes

The Meta boss's policy and staffing overhauls have been widely criticized as an attempt to appease Trump

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The Independent UK

Meta oversight board members say losing fact-checking could undermine public trust

Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger and novelist Khaled Mansour have warned that disinformation ‘can very much kill’

Reason

An Urgent Meeting of the Fact-Check Legion of Doom

Mark Zuckerberg has had it with these people.

The Guardian - US

Google and Microsoft donate $1m each to Trump’s inaugural fund

Tech giants follow footsteps of other major companies, including Amazon, Meta, OpenAI and Uber

The Independent UK

Mark Zuckerberg’s alliance with Donald Trump proves just how low he’ll go

ANALYSIS: The Facebook and Instagram boss has shown just how deep he’s willing to stoop for the benefit of his commercial empire — and just how little his last eight years of promises really meant, writes Io Dodds

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The Guardian - UK

Meta has ‘heard the message’ from Trump, says whistleblower Frances Haugen

Mark Zuckerberg’s move to end factchecking in US reflects president-elect’s views on social media, says Haugen

Fortune

CEOs react to Zuckerberg’s message to Trump

Also: Trump considers "state of emergency," eBay stock soars on Facebook news.

International Business Times UK

Meta's Updated 'Hateful Conduct Policy' Will Allow Users To Say LGBT Members Have 'Mental Illness'

Meta lets users call LGBTQ+ people mentally ill, citing 'free speech.' Critics fear this fuels hate and discrimination.

Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg wore one of the rarest watches in the world, worth $900,000, while announcing the end of fact-checking at Meta

Greubel Forsey only makes two or three of the Hand Made 1 each year, which takes around 6,000 hours to construct.

The Guardian - US

Meta’s factchecking partners brace for layoffs

Meta has provided over $100m for certified organizations to conduct factchecks on its platforms since 2016

International Business Times

Campaigners Fear Spike In Hate Speech As Meta Lifts Restrictions

Tech giant Meta has rolled back restrictions around topics such as gender and sexual identity, a sweeping move advocacy groups fear will fuel hate speech.

International Business Times

Political Chess Or True Beliefs? Zuckerberg's Surprise Trump Pivot

The clean cut hair has grown, his college kid's hoodie is now a gold chain, and his politics have swerved hard right.

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