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[00:00.67] Meta’s new Community Notes system is similar to the method used by the social media service X.

[00:10.77] A statement by Meta said changes to this system will have to be made by users, not anyone from the company.

[00:21.66] Meta said, “Just like they do on X, Community Notes will require agreement between people with a range of perspectives to help prevent biased ratings.”

[00:36.27] The company also invited any users to register to be among the first to try out the system.

[00:44.76] The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) criticized Meta’s latest decision.

[00:54.33] It said the move threatened to "undo nearly a decade of progress."

[01:01.76] The group rejected Zuckerberg's claim that the fact-checking program had become a "tool to censor" users.

[01:11.86] It noted, that "the freedom to say why something is not true is also free speech."

[01:20.09] Milijana Rogač is executive editor of the Serbian fact-checking outlet Istinomer.

[01:29.39] She told Reuters news agency that she thinks Meta's decision would end up hurting the media industry.

[01:38.95] Rogač noted that research suggests that many citizens use Meta services as their main source for information.

[01:50.64] Removing independent fact-checkers “further hinders access to accurate information and news," Rogač said.

[02:02.59] Not a lot of research has been done on how effective Community Notes systems are.

[02:10.83] But one effort carried out by the University of California and Johns Hopkins University found in 2024 that community notes entered on X for COVID-19 misinformation were accurate.

[02:29.42] The research showed the notes used both moderate and high-quality sources and were attached to widely read posts.

[02:40.84] However, the number of people taking part in that study was small.

[02:46.95] Also, the effects the system had on users' opinions and behavior is unknown.

[02:55.19] A 2023 study, from the Journal of Online Trust and Safety, said it was harder for users to agree when they examined content related to political issues.