Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled significant changes coming to Meta, including a Community Notes system inspired by X, updates to content moderation policies, and a more tailored approach to political content. He emphasized the company’s renewed focus on free expression across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. The Community Notes feature will replace independent fact-checkers in the U.S., empowering users to provide context and flag misleading posts without Meta directly creating or selecting the notes. Zuckerberg described the shift as a return to Meta’s roots, aiming to simplify policies, reduce errors, and prioritize speech in response to cultural shifts.
To improve moderation, Meta plans to ease restrictions on sensitive topics like immigration and gender identity while focusing automated systems on serious violations, such as terrorism and child exploitation. Minor infractions will rely on user reports before action is taken. Transparency will be enhanced through detailed reports on enforcement errors, with trust and safety teams relocated to various U.S. hubs and new staff added to expedite appeals. AI models will assist in reviewing enforcement decisions, and users will have greater control over the amount of political content they see, with civic posts integrated seamlessly into feeds based on engagement metrics.
