MAGA World Unimpressed At Zuckerberg's Apparent Concession To Trump: 'Talk Is Cheap'
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In a major shift ahead of the new presidency, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his social media platforms will scrap their existing fact-checking systems.
Mark Zuckerberg has failed to win the approval of Donald Trump loyalists after announcing Meta is dumping its third-party fact-checkers over concerns that the system had supposedly become “too politically biased.”
In a video on Tuesday, Zuckerberg said his companies, which include Facebook and Instagram, will instead implement a user-generated “community notes” model similar to the one used on X, the former Twitter, which is owned by Elon Musk.
The major shift is widely seen as an attempt by the tech billionaire to curry favor with the president-elect ahead of his second term, as other big names in Silicon Valley are seeking to boost their standing with Trump.
Trump has had animosity for Zuckerberg ever since he was banned from Facebook and Instagram following the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
The Republican was asked about Meta’s announcement at a news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, and said the social media giant had “come a long way.”
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In a major shift ahead of the new presidency, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his social media platforms will scrap their existing fact-checking systems.
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The outgoing chair of the Federal Trade Commission believes Meta and other companies are hoping that favors for the president-elect will grant them leniency.
The “Shark Tank” investor told Fox News he spoke to President-elect Donald Trump about the effort.
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The former congressman also shared some unvarnished thoughts on Trump's picks for director of national intelligence and secretary of defense.
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"The Daily Show" host also joked that a "blanket of angry white" again descended on the U.S. Capitol four years later.