Meta announced this week that it would dump fact-checkers in the US. While some experts say there could be broader implications, others caution it won't cost us a "golden age of truth" on platforms such as Facebook.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his social media policies after the Meta chief pledged to work with Trump to fight government "censorship".

Independent fact-checkers are a vital safeguard against the spread of harmful misinformation,' said the CEO of an Australian news outlet that is a Meta fact-checking partner.

Meta has slashed its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, aligning with the priorities of US president-elect Donald Trump.

Trump’s election as US president has forced Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg to declare an end to political censorship on his social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. He’s now admitting what Meta long denied – that Facebook was censoring conservatives and the Right, sometimes under pressure from the Biden administration.

Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged the role of the recent US elections in his thinking, saying they “feel like a cultural tipping point”.

With Wednesday’s decision, Mark Zuckerberg has cemented Silicon Valley’s radical facelift as it cosies up to President-elect Donald Trump.

Speaking to ANI, Nishikant Dubey called Zuckerberg's statement "alarming." He said such a statement shows that Zuckerberg is interfering in India's democracy.

Private jets belonging to Zuckerberg, Bezos, Gates and Brin are among those landing at Palm Beach International Airport since the election, flight records show.

After the Supreme Court and Biden administration decline to step in, TikTok shuts down its app on Saturday night. Trump has not said exactly what he plans to do when he takes office.

Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg – have turned up at the birth of the new Trump presidency, bearing a gift more valuable than gold: the ability to sway reality.

By scaling back its independent fact-checking, Meta has triggered alarm among civil society groups in Asia where misinformation's consequences have proven deadly.