Meta announced this week that it would dump fact-checkers in the US. While some experts say there could be broader implications, others caution it won't cost us a "golden age of truth" on platforms such as Facebook.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his social media policies after the Meta chief pledged to work with Trump to fight government "censorship".

Independent fact-checkers are a vital safeguard against the spread of harmful misinformation,' said the CEO of an Australian news outlet that is a Meta fact-checking partner.

Meta has slashed its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, aligning with the priorities of US president-elect Donald Trump.

Trump’s election as US president has forced Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg to declare an end to political censorship on his social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. He’s now admitting what Meta long denied – that Facebook was censoring conservatives and the Right, sometimes under pressure from the Biden administration.

Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged the role of the recent US elections in his thinking, saying they “feel like a cultural tipping point”.

With Wednesday’s decision, Mark Zuckerberg has cemented Silicon Valley’s radical facelift as it cosies up to President-elect Donald Trump.

Some 15,000 kilometres away from Washington DC, where tech is cosying up to Donald Trump, local start-ups are pondering whether to ride the anti-DEI wave.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey criticised Zuckerberg's claim on Joe Rogan's podcast that post-Covid distrust led to incumbents, including India's government, losing in 2024 elections.

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says the corporate world ... the change of attitude across the US are equally present in Australia. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was scathing about big ...

Speaking to ANI, Nishikant Dubey called Zuckerberg's statement "alarming." He said such a statement shows that Zuckerberg is interfering in India's democracy.

Meta’s move comes at a critical moment. With Mr Trump’s return to power looming, the decision to scrap fact-checking feels deliberate. It’s hard to ignore the optics: a $1 million donation to Mr Trump’s inauguration fund, followed by a systematic dismantling of measures designed to combat misinformation.