Meta’s New Moderation Policies Do Not Extend To Marijuana Content, Cannabis Searches Still Blocked
This week, Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META), the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, announced significant changes to its content moderation policies, shifting toward a “community notes” model where users flag questionable content instead of relying on third-party fact-checkers.
“So, we’re going to continue to focus these systems on tackling illegal and high-severity violations, like terrorism, child sexual exploitation, drugs, fraud and scams,” said CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has implied that he’s keen to work with President-elect Donald Trump, after having banned him from his platforms.
“Too much harmless content gets censored, too many people find themselves wrongly locked up in ‘Facebook jail,’ and we are often …