Meta has made significant changes to its content moderation policies in preparation for the second Trump administration. Along with scrapping fact-checking, the social media giant has relaxed rules around hate speech and abuse, particularly concerning sexual orientation, gender identity, and immigration status. These alterations have raised concerns among advocates for vulnerable groups who fear that reducing content moderation could result in real-world harm.
Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, stated that the company will no longer restrict topics like immigration and gender, citing recent elections as a driving force behind the decision. Notably, Meta has updated its community standards to allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality based on gender or sexual orientation, under the guise of political and religious discourse.
