Is Zuckerberg putting Meta at odds with EU regulations? | DW News

Experts fear Meta, the social networking giant that owns Facebook and Instagram, is risking opening the floodgates for misinformation by scrapping its independent fact-checking process.

Company founder Mark Zuckerberg said most content moderation will now done by the users, adopting a community-based model similar to that used by X.

The changes have currently only been announced for the company's platforms in the US, but European lawmakers in Brussels are watching the situation closely. DW's Jack Parrock joined us from the Belgian capital to explain more about how EU policymakers regard the plans.

The new policy marks a reversal of policies Mr Zuckerberg has long championed despite criticism from conservatives over alleged censorship.

The Meta CEO acknowledged that the shift has been partly triggered by the reelection of Donald Trump.

Matthias Kettemann, Professor of Innovation, Theory, and Philosophy of Law at Austria's Innsbruck University, said that the move was a clear attempt by Zuckerberg to ingratiate himself with Trump.

00:00 Meta fact checking changes spark concerns
02:50 DW's Jack Parrock discusses EU reaction to plans
07:58 Professor Matthias Kettemann criticizes fact check changes

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