Social media platforms are in a ‘race to the bottom’, campaigner says as Meta ends fact-checking

Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced changes to content moderation on Facebook and Instagram long sought by conservatives. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Henry Peck, Senior Campaigner on Digital Threats at Global Witness. He says that Meta, like X, is in a ‘race to the bottom’ and it’s washing its hands of the responsibility to preserve a level of trust and safety and provide robust content moderation.