Zuckerberg Embraces Trump Amidst Shifting Political Landscape
2025-01-09

Meta opted to appear on Trump's favored program, "Fox and Friends," to discuss its decision to discontinue external fact-checking, aiming to mend fences with the former President. In a statement, Meta's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, asserted that external fact-checkers exhibit political bias. This move will profoundly affect hundreds of millions of American users across Instagram and Facebook, marking a significant shift in Meta's content moderation strategy. Zuckerberg's newly appointed policy chief, who has strong ties to the Republican Party, advocates for looser speech regulations. While this approach may help Meta navigate regulatory hurdles, it has also ignited controversy and speculation.