Nick Clegg defends Meta’s removal of Facebook and Instagram factcheckers
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Executive tells WEF in Davos the sites will still have ‘the industry’s most sophisticated community standards’. Nick Clegg has given a robust defence of Meta’s decision to downgrade moderation on its social media platforms and get rid of factcheckers.
The changes on Facebook, Instagram and Threads, which also included moves to promote more political content, were announced by the chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, earlier this month. As he prepares to depart the tech company after six years to make way for the more Donald Trump-friendly Joel Kaplan, Clegg denied that Meta was downgrading its commitment to truth.
Sign up to Business Today. Get set for the working day – we'll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning. after newsletter promotion. “I would urge you to look at the substance of what Meta announced. Ignore the noise and the politics and the drama around it,” he said in comments to the World Economic Forum in Davos, insisting the new policy was “circumscribed and tailored”.
The former UK deputy prime minister and Liberal Democrat leader added: “We still have 40,000 people working on safety and content moderation. We’re still spending $5bn (£4bn) a year this year on integrity on the platform. We still have by far the industry’s most sophisticated community standards.”.
