Ethan Zuckerman on Nostr: Meta cancelling professional factchecking in favor of community notes is causing ...

Meta cancelling professional factchecking in favor of community notes is causing worry in West Africa, where online disinfo has led to community violence and death: https://globalvoices.org/2025/02/21/the-impact-on-the-african-continent-of-meta-scrapping-its-fact-checking-program/ - Great Global Voices coverage. (Also I love that we can toggle between original quotes and translation - great for me as a French language learner.)