{"id":17199,"date":"2025-01-10T20:37:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T19:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/10\/mark-zuckerbergs-end-to-meta-factchecking-is-a-desperate-play-for-engagement\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T20:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T19:37:19","slug":"mark-zuckerbergs-end-to-meta-factchecking-is-a-desperate-play-for-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/10\/mark-zuckerbergs-end-to-meta-factchecking-is-a-desperate-play-for-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s end to Meta factchecking is a desperate play for engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"

As factchecking attempts end, Meta\u2019s platforms will become a wasteland of fake news and misinformation<\/p>\n

Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> craves one metric more than any other: engagement, the statistic that tracks how long social media users spend scrolling, clicking, commenting, and viewing ads. More engagement, more profit. The Meta CEO will do almost anything to keep users online for an extra two minutes \u2013 even, it seems, surrender his websites to a flood of fake news.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Zuckerberg announced that his company plans to fire its US factcheckers and weaken its ability to moderate disinformation on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. This new policy is meant to curry favor with the coming Trump administration<\/a>. It\u2019s also a desperate attempt to boost engagement across all Meta\u2019s social networks.<\/p>\n

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\nAs factchecking attempts end, Meta\u2019s platforms will become a wasteland of fake news and misinformation
\nMark Zuckerberg craves one metric more than any other: engagement, the statistic that tracks how long social media users spend scrolling, clicking, commenting, and viewing ads. More engagement, more profit. The Meta CEO will do almost anything to keep users online for an extra two minutes \u2013 even, it seems, surrender his websites to a flood of fake news.
\nOn Tuesday, Zuckerberg announced that his company plans to fire its US factcheckers and weaken its ability to moderate disinformation on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. This new policy is meant to curry favor with the coming Trump administration. It\u2019s also a desperate attempt to boost engagement across all Meta\u2019s social networks. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As factchecking attempts end, Meta\u2019s platforms will become a wasteland of fake news and misinformation Mark Zuckerberg craves one metric more than any other: engagement, the statistic that tracks how long social media users spend scrolling, clicking, commenting, and viewing ads. More engagement, more profit. The Meta CEO will do almost anything to keep users …<\/p>\n

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