Mark Zuckerberg made a major announcement about the return of free speech on his platforms Facebook and Instagram.
In an announcement on Jan. 7, Zuckerberg said Facebook and Instagram would no longer fact-check or censor users.
Variety reports that Meta is replacing its fact-checking systems on Facebook and Instagram with a “community notes” model similar to Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter).
Mark Zuckerberg said the fact-checking program was “too politically biased.”
? BREAKING: Mark Zuckerberg announces MAJOR changes to Facebook and Instagram, aiming to promote free speech.
Another one bends the knee. pic.twitter.com/cb1UHJdi53
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 7, 2025
If you’ve been following fake AI influencer pages on Meta and Instagram, they will be gone soon. Instagram has begun the process of deleting AI profiles that are “managed by Meta” after users complained of not being able to block them.
An example of an AI influencer page on Instagram is “Liv,” a “Proud, Black queer momma of 2” who interacted with her followers as if she was real. Liv had over 1,400 followers on IG when her page was deleted.
Another fake AI influencer, Lil Miquela, has over 2.7 million followers on Instagram.
There are so many fake AI influencer pages on Meta and Instagram, that real users have abandoned their own social media pages and discovered the great outdoors.
Zuckerberg's pivot to free speech is intriguing but let's see if it's just another corporate facade.
— Nilo (@nilofalvarado) January 7, 2025
Zuckerberg is definitely a liar and a fraud, but I’m holding out a little hope that free speech will grow on social media. That would be good for all Americans, so fingers crossed. ?
— LiveFreeValues (@LiveFreeValues) January 7, 2025
