SIGN NOW: The truth matters. Facebook and Instagram have an obligation to moderate their content and counter disinformation >>
John, Mark Zuckerberg is dismantling Facebook and Instagram’s fact-checking program – and instead copying the failed “community notes” approach that helped turn Elon Musk’s X into a hotbed of election disinformation. [1]
By shutting down efforts to counter disinformation, Zuckerberg is paving the way for dangerous election lies to spread unchecked on Facebook and Instagram.
He’s blatantly pandering to Trump – this decision comes after an in-person meeting with the incoming president, a $1 million donation to his inauguration committee, and a conservative overhaul of the company’s government relations department.
This dangerous shift mirrors the chaos of Elon Musk’s X, where false or misleading election posts racked up over 2 billion views last year. [2]
We need to take election disinformation seriously – and platforms like Facebook and Instagram have an obligation to their users to moderate their content. Add your name to condemn Meta for abandoning fact-checking and urge them walk back this dangerous policy >>
Content moderation exists to protect the truth, create space for meaningful dialogue, and encourage honest conversations. That’s why Meta and other social media companies chose to start moderating content in the first place.
Social media has become a vital part of our political discourse – with 1 in 2 Americans getting their news from social media. [3] Removing all guardrails of truth and accountability is recklessly irresponsible.
Zuckerberg is proving he’s just another billionaire who cares about profits above all else, even if it means enabling dangerous rhetoric and abandoning basic principles of accountability.
John, we must push back. Sign our petition to call on Meta to reverse this dangerous decision and stand up against disinformation on their platforms.
Thanks for all you do,
Ishan Mehta, Director of Media & Democracy
and the team at Common Cause
[1] https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/meta-ends-fact-checking-program-community-notes-x-rcna186468
[2] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/wrong-claims-by-musk-us-election-got-2-billion-views-x-2024-report-says-2024-11-04/
[3] https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/social-media-and-news-fact-sheet/
|
|
Common Cause is a leader in fights that matter at the local, state, and national level.
Your support helps us fight special interests, hold elected officials accountable, and build a better democracy for all Americans.
|
|
Interested in volunteering with our Action Team? Sign up here.
805 15th Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC xxxxxx
202.833.1200
https://commoncause.org
Common Cause’s work to defend and strengthen our democracy is powered by members like you.
You can use this link to unsubscribe or let us know you'd like to receive fewer emails from us.
|
|
.png)
