WSJ: Zuckerberg Ended Fact-Checking Because He Was Pissed His Knee Surgery Facebook Post Got No Attention

The Daily Beast reports:

Facebook’s algorithm angered founder Mark Zuckerberg when he shared a November 2023 post about his knee surgery and it received little engagement, The Wall Street Journal reports. It was this experience that led to the Meta CEO’s Jan. 7 announcement that the platform will divest from a centralized fact-checking process, according to the newspaper.

“We’re going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our platforms,” Zuckerberg said. At the time of Zuckerberg’s surgery post, all health-related content on the platform was being throttled to prevent the spread of incorrect information.

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