Meta’s Community Notes faces backlash over misinformation, accountability concerns
Meta’s switch to X-like Community Notes for content moderation has come in for severe criticism. Many see it as a step back, raising concerns about how it will handle misinformation and ensure accountability.
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Alexios Mantzarlis, founding director of the International Fact-Checking Network, criticised Zuckerberg's statement that «the fact-checkers have just been too politically biased, and have destroyed more trust than they've created, especially in the US.» Mantzarlis had worked closely with Meta as the company set up its partnerships, according to Platformer.
«He chose to ignore that a large chunk of the content fact-checkers are flagging is likely not political in nature, but low-quality spammy clickbait that his platforms have commodified. He chose to ignore research that shows Community Notes users are very much motivated by partisan motives and tend to over-target their political opponents,» Mantzarlis said.
«This is a major step back for content moderation at a time when disinformation and harmful content are evolving faster than ever,» said Ross Burley, cofounder of the non-profit Centre for Information Resilience.
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