EU Refutes Zuckerberg’s Censorship Claims Amid Meta Policy Shift
The European Commission rejected Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's claim that EU data laws censor social media, emphasizing they only require platforms to remove illegal content. Zuckerberg criticized the EU’s regulations as stifling innovation and announced Meta’s U.S. fact-checking programs would be replaced by a "community notes" system akin to the one used by X (formerly Twitter).
The EU clarified its Digital Services Act does not mandate lawful content removal and welcomed various moderation approaches, including community notes, if proven effective. Meta's changes in the U.S. won’t impact EU users, who will still benefit from independent fact-checking for content.