Arrr! Meta be chartin' a course for free speech seas, tossin' third-party scallywags overboard!
2025-01-09
Arrr matey! Meta be tossin’ the compass o’ truth overboard, decidin’ to sail solo without them pesky fact-checkin’ scallywags! No more callin’ out the blarney on Instagram, Facebook, or Threads! Prepare fer a sea of tall tales and jolly misinformation, aye!
Aye, me hearties! In the year of our Lord 2022, the notorious Elon Musk hoisted the Jolly Roger atop Twitter, rechristenin' it as "X." He be introducin' a new feature called Community Notes, lettin' landlubbers add context to misguidin' posts, unlike Meta, whose captain, the scallywag Mark Zuckerberg, be usin' independent fact-checkers to swab the decks of misinformation on his ships, Instagram and Facebook.But hold yer cannons! Zuckerberg announced a grand change, decidin' to toss out them third-party checkers in favor of a Community Notes-like feature, claimin' that the old ways be too biased. He said, "Censorship be runnin' rampant!" He be lookin' to give the crew more freedom to express their thoughts, even if it means more ruckus on the high seas of social media.
Independent fact-checkers be raisin' their flags in protest, arguin' that their mission be to add clarity, not to silence. Nevertheless, Zuckerberg's fleet is settin' sail for Texas in a bid to let the crew share their opinions without fear of bein' walked the plank. So, what say ye? Will this new course lead to calmer waters or stormy seas of chaos? Arrr!