"It’s time to get back to our roots around free expression on Facebook and Instagram," Zuckerberg said when he announced the controversial changes to Meta's content moderation policy

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that he was ending professional fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram.

For all the talk of freedom, Mr Zuckerberg’s video was another example of the capture of American business by the bullying incoming president. Mr Trump has called Facebook an “enemy of the people” and threatened to ensure that Mr Zuckerberg “spends the rest of his life in prison”.

The Meta CEO announced changes to content moderation just in time for a familiar incoming presidential administration.

Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that Facebook will roll back its fact-checking program. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

After visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump in November, Mr. Zuckerberg decided to relax Meta’s speech policies. He asked a small team to carry out his goals within weeks. The repercussions are just beginning.

Zuckerberg was also seen wearing the Patek Philippe Grand Complications In-Line Perpetual Calendar 5236P-001 when he posted a selfie with his wife, Priscilla Chan. The watch costs $141,400, according to Patek Philippe's website.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on said Biden administration officials would “scream” and “curse” at his employees when they disagreed with the government’s takedown requests over pandemic-related

Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced that Meta would end its partnerships with third party fact-checkers and institute a “Community Notes” model.

I'm counting on these changes actually making our platforms better," Zuckerberg wrote on Threads, the X-like social media site owned by Meta.