Overview

• Meta will officially end its U.S.-based third-party fact-checking program on Monday, April 7, 2025, as announced by Joel Kaplan, the company's chief global affairs officer.
• Community Notes, a user-driven system modeled after Elon Musk's X platform, will gradually roll out across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads with no penalties for flagged content.
• The company began testing the Community Notes system in March 2025, with 200,000 contributors signing up to participate in the program.
• Meta frames the move as a scalable and less biased approach to content moderation, aligning with its broader commitment to restoring free expression.
• Critics warn the change could lead to increased misinformation and hate speech, with global implications as Meta plans to expand the system beyond the U.S.