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Zuck Finds His Spine

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Reason

Alliance between Meta and Trump is likely to create informational, economic and geopolitical conflicts around the world

Meta’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, announced on Tuesday 7 a series of changes to the content moderation actions on his platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads, eliminating fact-checkers, slowing down the processes of taking down potentially damaging content from the social fabric and reducing/reallocating his own moderation teams - all in the…

The Conversation

Meta is getting rid of factchecking. Should you leave Instagram – and what are the alternatives?

Decision relates to just the US so far but it may affect users in Australia who follow a lot of US-based sources

The Guardian - AU

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Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner

Maria Ressa warns of ‘dangerous times’ for journalism and democracy after move to end factchecking in US

The Guardian - UK

Nvidia's cloud gaming service is coming to VR headsets, but you'll only be able to play flatscreen games

Nvidia's GeForce Now is coming to Meta Quest 3 and Pico 4 Ultra devices later this month. Here's what that means for the mixed reality headsets.

GamesRadar

Can EU Stand Up To Belligerent Big Tech In New Trump Era?

Facing charges of "censorship" from both Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the EU will need its full legal arsenal -- and political will aplenty -- to stand up to US Big Tech once Donald Trump is back.

International Business Times

Swinney voices concern at Meta changes and will ‘keep considering’ use of X

Facebook and Instagram will move away from using third-party fact checkers to flag misleading content.

Evening Standard

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Heads-up: A new smart glasses trend is taking over CES 2025

The heads-up display is making the leap from games to real life, and you won't want to miss it.

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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son chases Nvidia

Also: Meta takes censorship memo from X, Nvidia trounces competitors in market cap, optimism about M&A.

Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg has gone full Maga

It’s a mistake to describe the Meta CEO’s move as a retreat from ‘fact-checking’: it’s a retreat from limiting harm to users

The Guardian - US

MAGA grandpa is about to get much worse

Facebook ditches its fact-checking program in favor of Elon Musk's army of disinformation zombies

Salon

Meta scrapped factcheckers ‘because systems were too complex’

Comments by co-chair of oversight board Helle Thorning-Schmidt come as X CEO welcomes rival’s move

The Guardian - UK

Nobel Winner Ressa Tells AFP 'Dangerous Times' Ahead After Meta Ends US Fact-checking

Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa warned Wednesday of "extremely dangerous times ahead" in an interview with AFP after social media giant Meta ended its US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram.

International Business Times

I tried this neural wristband at CES 2025 — and it feels like magic

The Mudra Link from Wearable Devices reads the signals coming from your brain, turning your hand into a remote control for macOS, Windows and Android. And it's coming to smart glasses, too.

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I used Meta AI to enhance my selfies — here's how to try it

I used Meta AI to enhance a variety of selfies and was both pleased and disappointed by the results.

The Conversation

Meta is abandoning fact checking – this doesn’t bode well for the fight against misinformation

Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking program, starting in the United States. It was aimed at preventing the spread of online lies among more than 3 billion people who use Meta’s social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads.

AAP

X Corp welcomes Meta's thumbs-down for fact-checking

Rival social network X has applauded Meta's decision to follow its lead on ditching fact-checking, with its CEO calling the move an endorsement.

Pedestrian.tv

Mark Zuckerberg Is Ditching Meta Fact-Checkers For ‘Political Bias’: What Could Go Wrong?!?

What could go wrong?!

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The Guardian - AU

‘Trolling free-for-all’: Australian politicians and experts criticise Meta for ditching factchecking

Mark Zuckerberg says time to ‘get back to our roots’ around free expression but opponents argue ‘ordinary citizens should be very concerned’

International Business Times

Big Tech Rolls Out The Red Carpet For Trump

Tech leaders continue to fall in line around Donald Trump, with Facebook's announcement that it would end its US fact-checking program the latest victory for the president-elect and his billionaire advisor Elon Musk.

Evening Standard

X boss Linda Yaccarino praises Meta’s decision to scrap fact checkers

The social media executive said it was ‘validating’ to see Mark Zuckerberg and Meta follow X in introducing user-based checks on content.

AAP

Australians warned: Meta to stop muzzling false claims

Australians are likely to see more false content and abuse on their Facebook, Instagram and Threads feeds when Meta ditches fact-checking problematic posts.

The Guardian - US

Mark Zuckerberg sports $900,000 watch as he calls time on Meta fact-checking

Tech giant CEO wore Greubel Forsey ‘Hand Made 1’, which retails for $895,500, as he announced policy overhaul

Reason

Mark Zuckerberg Was Right To Fire Facebook's Rogue Fact-Checkers

"The fact-checkers have just been too politically biased," says the Meta CEO.

Android Central

Android XR and mixed-reality prototypes remind us not to get excited too early

Big tech companies want you to know they're working on XR, but don't have anything for you to buy. You shouldn't fall for it.

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