Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said the social media company is ending its fact-checking program and replacing it with a community-driven system similar to that of Elon Musk's X.

Meta shocked the tech world this week by moving to overhaul its approach to fact checking. Here's what the changes mean for social media users.

"Social media has given up on fact-checking,” the president said at his farewell address. “The truth is smothered by lies told for power and for profit."

The European Union (EU) has updated its code of conduct on online hate speech, requiring social media platforms like Meta’s Facebook, Elon Musk’s X, and Google’s YouTube to step up efforts to tackle harmful content.

If you don't want other people to find you on social media, here's how to go about it: Including instructions for Instagram, Facebook, and X.

NewsNation: Beginning at 9 a.m., NewsNationnow.com will feature coverage of the inaugural events. Users can watch it live using the NewsNation app. Spectrum News: Viewers can watch the inauguration live via the Spectrum News website through the Free Access button and the Spectrum News app.

The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Donald Trump’s victory and the fallout from the US election in 2024.

Fire officials from both states say no engines were prevented from entering California and none of the vehicles underwent any emissions testing.

Facebook parent Meta's "Community Notes", similar to that used on Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, will not apply to paid ads when they arrive later this year, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

The entertainment industry is paying tribute to David Lynch, with Steven Spielberg remembering the iconic director as a "visionary dreamer."

A fast-moving coastal storm is likely to spread accumulating snow well inland, impacting part of New York and most of New England Sunday night into Monday. Ahead of the storm, Sunday is fairly quiet with a wind out of the north and temperatures in the 20s.