Meta is following in X’s footsteps and announcing sweeping changes to content moderation.

Mark Zuckerberg announced significant changes to its moderation policies. Meta CEO took inspiration from Elon Musk and announced that will cancel the fact-checking program companies. Instead, Zuckerberg is proposing a system similar to X Community Notes that would replace the external verifier model implemented in 2016.

In a video lasting more than 5 minutes, Zuckerberg outlined changes that will be implemented in Facebook, Instagram and Threads. “We are going to return to our roots and focus on reducing errors, simplifying our policies and restoring freedom of expression,” Meta’s CEO said. “First, we’re going to get rid of fact checks and replace them with X-style community notes, starting with the United States.”

New Facebook and Instagram Community Notes Will Work Similar to Xwhere users can add context or corrections to posts they find misleading or inaccurate. This approach aims to decentralize fact-checking, placing it in the hands of the platform community rather than centralized organizations.

Zuckerberg added that the changes also include eliminating content policies on controversial topics. Meta will remove restrictions on discussion of issues such as immigration and gender.two issues that the manager says are “disconnected from the mainstream discourse.”

Meta will relax rules on controversial issues such as immigration or LGBT.

According to the new Facebook or Instagram policy, reporting xenophobia or transphobia will require additional reporting from users before Meta takes any action. Automatic content filters will now operate at a higher action threshold to reduce false positives when messages are removed.

“The reality is it’s a balance. This means we’re going to catch fewer bad things, but we’re also going to reduce the number of posts and accounts of innocent people that we accidentally delete,” Mark Zuckerberg said.

Meta’s new strategy comes in the wake of the recent US presidential election, which she believes marks a “cultural turning point” towards priority of discussion over moderation. Mark Zuckerberg also touched on the international implications, citing Europe or Latin America as examples of environments where Meta faces censorship issues.

The reaction was not long in coming. Following the announcement, the UK Department of Science, Innovation and Technology said it would conduct a thorough review of the changes. The agency recalled thate Meta is subject to the UK Online Safety Act.which requires the removal of illegal materials and content harmful to children.