Meta’s discontinuation of third-party fact-checking programme blow to democracy—Dapo Olorunyomi

Dapo Olorunyomi, the Publisher of Premium Times, has criticised Meta’s decision to discontinue its third-party fact-checking programme in favour of a community-driven model, among other content moderation strategy modifications to be implemented.  Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, announced the recent development on Monday, Jan. 7, …