This episode of WIRED's Uncanny Valley delves into Meta's recent decision to discontinue its third-party fact-checking program and replace it with a Community Notes model. We discuss the implications of this shift, exploring the potential benefits and risks of crowd-sourced fact-checking in an increasingly complex online landscape.
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Michael Calore: I do think it's important to talk about Zuck's appearance on the show because he does talk at length about his motivations. We can't step inside of his head and we can't say what's really going on there, but we have a pretty clear idea about why these changes are coming to Meta. So where should we start? Zoë Schiffer: I mean, he really framed this as a return to his roots.
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