This news update covers a range of topics including Meta's updates to content moderation policies, the spread of wildfires in Los Angeles, and a postponed court hearing for a man accused of hiding stolen ruby slippers.
Meta announced sweeping changes to how it moderates content that will roll out in the coming months, including doing away with professional fact checking.\Amid a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, content creators have been pushing the platform's sister app. Lemon8 resembles an amalgamation of the types of short-form videos found on TikTok and the picture-perfect aesthetic of Instagram and Pinterest. \This alien plant is lethal for the environment.
Now it’s being turned into a plastic to regrow forests. Lake Naivasha, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya is becoming increasingly unnavigable. Water hyacinth, the world's most widespread invasive species, is blanketing the lake, choking its fish and leaving people stranded.\A hearing where a Minnesota man was expected to plead guilty to hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in 'The Wizard of Oz' was postponed indefinitely Wednesday after his attorney told the court that the man is hospitalized.\Pamela Anderson has recounted how she was confronted on board a flight after being mistaken for a member of the country band The Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks.\Large parts of Los Angeles County are under evacuation orders Wednesday as massive wildfires spread through the megacity's hilltop suburbs. Here is what some of the stars are seeing from their backyards.\As 2025 gets into full swing, gaps in Canada's job market offer new opportunities to start fresh -- in some sectors, more than others.\Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump's escalating rhetoric around implementing tariffs on Canadian products are sparking worry and disbelief, though some of the companies potentially most affected are staying quiet
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Meta to End Fact-Checking, Relax Content RestrictionsMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of Meta's fact-checking program with independent third parties, shifting to a 'community notes' system. Zuckerberg also stated that Meta will remove restrictions on controversial topics like immigration and gender, arguing that current policies have gone too far in silencing dissenting opinions.
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Meta Shifts Content Moderation, Embraces 'Free Expression' after Trump CriticismMark Zuckerberg announces changes to Facebook and Instagram content moderation, prioritizing 'free expression' and replacing fact-checkers with user-written notes similar to Elon Musk's platform X.
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Meta Ditches Third-Party Fact-Checking, Embraces User-Generated 'Community Notes'Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program and its replacement with a user-driven 'Community Notes' system, similar to the model employed by X (formerly Twitter). Meta cited concerns over bias among expert fact-checkers and the excessive volume of content flagged for review. The new approach, set to roll out gradually across the US over the next few months, will rely on crowdsourced contributions from users to identify potentially misleading posts. Additionally, Meta intends to relax content restrictions on certain topics considered part of mainstream discourse, such as immigration and gender, while maintaining strict enforcement against illegal and harmful content like terrorism, child sexual exploitation, and drug-related materials.
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Meta Appoints Joel Kaplan as Chief Global Affairs OfficerMeta has appointed Joel Kaplan, a prominent Republican, as its new chief global affairs officer, succeeding Nick Clegg. This move comes ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration and aims to mend fences with the former president who criticized Meta's handling of political content. Kaplan previously reported to Clegg, who will be leaving the company. Kevin Martin, another Meta executive with a background in Republican politics, will take over Kaplan's former role.
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European regulators reportedly seek more information on secret Google-Meta ads deal targeting teensEuropean Commission officials have been looking into the partnership and have sent collated information to regulators who are weighing on whether to act, the Financial Times reported
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Facebook, Instagram and other Meta apps experience widespread outageMeta users are experiencing a widespread outage, including applications like WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Facebook Messenger, according to third-party website Downdetector.com.
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