Facebook is reportedly planning to end a policy that effectively exempts politicians from content moderation rules. The Verge reported on Thursday that the social media company is expected to announce its new policy on Friday. The company is also expected to announce a response to its independent oversight board, which recently advised that Donald Trump’s Facebook account should not be reinstated. Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have long contended that companies shouldn’t censor what politicians share. The policy Facebook is expected to announce this week will stop short of subjecting posts by politicians to the same independent fact-checking that other sources share.

Source: The Guardian June 03, 2021 22:24 UTC