Meta bosses grilled over decision to cut ‘censorship’ that has potentially unleashed more antisemitic content

In January, Meta reduced moderation on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—removing fact-checkers and relying on user reports for minor violations. Testimony before Australia's royal commission into antisemitism now suggests this backfired, potentially unleashing greater hate speech. Meta defended the change as avoiding over-enforcement risks, but the commission heard that reduced enforcement actually increased danger to vulnerable communities.

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