Washington, Jan 8, 2025 (AFP) - Campaigners fear spike in hate speech as Meta lifts restrictions

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Tech giant Meta has rolled back restrictions around topics such as gender and sexual identity, a sweeping move advocacy groups fear will fuel hate speech. The change coincides with the company's shock announcement on Tuesday that it was ending its third-party fact-checking program in the United States and adopting a crowd-sourced model to police misinformation similar to the Elon Musk-owned X. The latest version of Meta's community guidelines sai......

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