Social media platforms are in ‘race to the bottom’, campaigner says as Meta ends fact-checking

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced changes to content moderation on Facebook and Instagram that have been long sought by conservatives. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Henry Peck, Senior Campaigner on Digital Threats at Global Witness. He says that Meta, like X, is in a “race to the bottom” and is washing its hands of the responsibility to preserve a level of trust and safety and to provide robust content moderation.

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