US President Joe Biden on Jan. 10, 2025 describes as 'shameful' the decision by social media company Meta Platforms to scrap its US fact-checking program on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Meta on Jan. 7 scrapped its US fact-checking program and reduced curbs on discussions around contentious topics such as immigration and gender identity, bowing to criticism from conservatives as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office for a second time. The move is Meta's biggest overhaul of its approach to managing political content on its services in recent memory and comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been signaling a desire to mend fences with the incoming administration. The changes will affect Facebook, Instagram and Threads, three of the world's biggest social media platforms with more than 3 billion users globally.
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