The company said automated moderation would focus on serious issues like terrorism and child sexual exploitation instead.

Meta’s surprise decision to scrap its fact-checking partnerships blindsided journalists involved in the program, putting some out of work. Alan Duke, a former CNN journalist who runs a fact-checking organization hired by Facebook speaks to CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan about Meta’s new policy.

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg announced new rules surrounding content moderation and censorship on Facebook and Instagram. After years of strict "trust and safety" policies, Zuckerberg says, "we've reached a point where it's just too many mistakes and too much censorship.