Commenting on the surge, Gizmodo suggested that “apparently not everyone is ready to live in a post-truth world... Fittingly, Facebook competitors are also seeing a spike in interest. Bluesky saw a nearly 1,000% increase in searches during the same period that saw people looking to exit the Meta-verse of social apps.”

Facebook will take up to 90 days to delete all of your account data from its servers. For the first 30 days of that period, you can still sign in and cancel your deletion request. Your account will be restored and it'll be like you never left. For better or worse.

Meta's announcement that it would scrap its fact-checking system was hailed by some, but it also prompted fears that it will allow more online hate.

The Facebook boss says a key reason he's ditching fact-checking is because the Biden Administration "basically pushed" the company to censor COVID-19 posts The post Mark Zuckerberg Compares Meta’s Fact-Checking to ‘1984’ as His Apps Prepare for Community Notes appeared first on TheWrap.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced major changes to the company's moderation policies and procedures. He said that these steps are being taken with the intention of promoting free speech and the changing political and social landscape.

The Spectator contributor Terry Barnes lauds Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg for acknowledging the changing of the tides by scrapping fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram in the US.