Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk call for approval Yuan Platform Company (Nasdaq: META) to release content moderation communications with government officials, responds to prominent tech investor, 'That would be nice' Dave LeeDemand for transparency.
what happened: “If Zach is serious, then let’s look at Facebook’s Twitter documents. Show all the back and forth communication between the government and Facebook regarding COVID/vaccine censorship (not just the cherry-picked communications),” Lee said at X wrote, and received support from Musk.
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The Twitter Files are a series of internal Twitter documents released by reporters and authors from 2022 to 2023.
The exchange is headed by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg The announcement of plans to adopt a feature similar to X Community Notes marks a major shift in content moderation strategy. In the video announcement, Zuckerberg acknowledged past censorship mistakes and outlined plans to "return free speech on Facebook and Instagram."
Meta’s internal data reveals the extent of current moderation practices, with Joel KaplanThe company's new head of global affairs revealed that 10-20% of the content removed in December may have been incorrect. The platform's priorities include phasing out third-party fact-checkers and moving its trust and safety team from California to Texas.
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why it's important: The changes come after Zuckerberg recently donated $1 million to the president-elect. Donald Trumpof the inaugural fund and their November meeting at Mar-a-Lago. period Joe Rogan Zuckerberg details past tensions with president in podcast Joe BidenGovernment officials described situations where they "would call our teams and scream and curse at them" over content removal requests.
CEO Linda Yaccarino Meta applauded the decision, calling it a "smart move by Zack," and suggested other platforms follow suit.
Platform's transformation includes adding three new board members, including Trump allies Dana Whitesignaling strategic alignment with the incoming administration and a marked departure from previous approaches to content moderation during the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 election cycle.
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