The European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) has expressed strong support for the fact-checking community and concern over Meta\u2019s decision to phase out its third-party fact-checking programme, beginning in the US. The move, announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, will replace professional fact-checkers with a user-led \u201ccommunity notes\u201d system similar to X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
EDMO warns that this shift undermines years of progress in tackling disinformation, describing Zuckerberg\u2019s framing of fact-checkers as biased censors as misleading and politically motivated. The group argues that Meta\u2019s reversal threatens both civic discourse and democratic processes, and contradicts the EU\u2019s framework for freedom of expression online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Calling it a \u201cdaunting start to 2025,\u201d EDMO pledged to intensify efforts to defend the EU\u2019s evidence-based approach to disinformation and protect the integrity of the digital information environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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