Why Mark Zuckerberg is praising Elon Musk and Community Notes
Thursday, 30 January 2025 () Despite past disagreements, Zuckerberg and Musk seem to share common ground when it comes to fact-checking. The Meta CEO justified his company’s shift towards a similar crowdsourced model, explaining that X’s approach—where users add context to posts—has proven to be more reliable than traditional fact-checking methods. Zuckerberg openly acknowledged that when a competitor creates a superior system, it is Meta’s responsibility to adopt and improve upon it. He believes that integrating such a model will lead to better moderation across Meta’s platforms.
On January 20th, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at curbing government influence on social media content moderation. The order bans federal officials from pressuring social media..