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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticized fact-checkers, claiming they were "too politically biased" and had eroded trust rather than building it. He expressed Meta's renewed focus on free expression and promised simpler policies to reduce moderation errors. "It's time to get back to our roots," Zuckerberg declared, signaling a shift towards fostering less restrictive online communication.

Social media giant aims to end its third-party fact-checking programme and scale back policies on hate speech and abuse

The overhauling of content-moderation policy signals that the social media giant is entering a more partisan political era

The donation comes just weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with Trump privately at Mar-a-Lago. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the offering Thursday. The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Transcripts are rolling out globally over the coming weeks with a few select languages to start, and the company plans to add more languages over the coming months

From September 1 to September 30, the company banned 8,584,000 accounts, with 1,658,000 of those accounts being proactively removed before any user reports, according to the social media platform's monthly compliance report under the new IT Rules 2021.

Meta did not immediately comment on how many employees were impacted in the latest round of job cuts.

In compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Meta is overhauling WhatsApp and Messenger to support interoperability with third-party messaging services. The company announced plans to introduce new features, including group messaging in 2025 and calling capabilities by 2027.

Although Meta has enforced strict guidelines to combat voter interference, threats of violence, and election misinformation on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, these rules have not been applied to WhatsApp Channels

He mentioned that the company is steadily progressing towards making Threads another "major social app."

In India, popular tags and topics on Threads revolved around film, TV and OTT content, celebrity conversations, and sports.

This feature was previously unavailable on iPad, as it is considered a linked device and has some limitations

Soon users will not need to add contacts to their address book to make calls from the app

NOYB Raises Concerns Over Meta's Privacy Policy Changes

An X user claimed that WhatsApp exports user data every night for analysis and targeted advertising, turning users into products rather than customers.

Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, unveiled this latest update in a post on Threads on Wednesday.

In a post, a follower of Musk raised concerns, noting that while running campaigns on both X and Meta, most conversions were credited to Meta, with X reporting minimal conversions

Groups within a WhatsApp Community now have the capability to organize events, streamlining the process of gathering both in physical spaces and virtually

In its latest quarterly results, the division of Mark Zuckerberg's company focused on AR/VR, known as Reality Labs, sustained ongoing losses.

During an earnings call with analysts, Meta's Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg highlighted that Instagram, reels, and video content remain key drivers of engagement. He noted that reels alone now constitute 50 percent of the time spent within the app.