Zuckerberg released a statement in which he said that he wants to replace the professional fact-checkers on his platforms in the US with community not

I Added Community Notes To The Zuckerberg Statement

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2025-01-08 11:30:05

Zuckerberg released a statement in which he said that he wants to replace the professional fact-checkers on his platforms in the US with community notes. So I took a transcript of his statement and added community notes, where i saw fit.

„Hey everyone. I want to talk about something important today because it’s time to get back to our roots around free expression on Facebook and Instagram. I started building social media to give people a voice.

Before Facebook Zuckerberg started a site called “Facemash”. Facemash was a website designed to evaluate the attractiveness of female Harvard students. The students were unaware their images were being used for this rating. The site used ID photos of female undergraduates taken without permission from the university’s online directories. Users were presented with pairs of women and asked to rank who was „hotter.“ The homepage stated, “Were we admitted for our looks? No. Will we be judged by them? Yes.

I gave a speech at Georgetown five years ago about the importance of protecting free expression, and I still believe this today, but a lot has happened over the last several years.