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Meta’s Community Notes program is promising, but needs to prioritize transparency

By Sameer Borwankar, Assistant Professor of Information Systems, McGill University

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has more than 3.35 billion combined monthly active users. Recently, Meta has changed its approach to fact-checking in response to criticisms of its role in circulating fake news and disinformation. The company frames its Community Notes program as a way to uphold free expression.

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