During those frightening, early moments of the L.A.-area wildfires last week, I was obsessively flipping from one local TV station to the next to get my fill of coverage. ABC 7, KTLA, KCAL (which also airs on CBS 2), NBC 4, Fox 11… they were all on the front lines, sharing valuable information while chronicling […]

In his final address to the nation, five days before turning over the Oval Office to President-elect Donald Trump, President Joe Biden delivered a dire warning against the dangers of big tech and a social media landscape without a fact-checking. Biden first warned of an “oligarchy” forming in the upper echelons of America that is […]

Meta chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg went on Joe Rogan’s podcast to defend his recent decision to end fact-checking on the internet giant’s platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. “I’ve been working on this for a long time, so, I mean, you’ve got to do what you think is right,” Zuckerberg said on Friday’s episode of […]

Meta is replacing its fact-checking systems on Facebook and Instagram with a “community notes” model similar to Elon Musk’s X, Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday. In a video message posted on the platforms, Zuckerberg said, “It’s time to get back to our roots around free expression on Facebook and Instagram.” He cited “widespread debate” over […]