Metas decision to ax fact-checking system, adopt Musk-like policy is a big win for free speech: Experts [Video]

Meta’s decision to lift content restrictions and replace its fact-checking program with a system like X’s Community Notes is being heralded as a massive “win” for free speech by experts.

While some critics remain skeptical that the reforms at Meta will lead to substantial change, MRC Free Speech America vice president Dan Schneider told Fox News Digital that First Amendment advocates should take the news as a victory.

“The changes [Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg] has implemented are systemic, long-lasting, including replacing some of the most radical people in Silicon Valley with people like Joel Kaplan and Kevin Martin at the number two and number three spots in the corporation,” Schneider said. “Changing the algorithms. These are huge victories.”

UCLA Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI) Officer Chris Mattmann,in a conversation with Fox News Digital, said Zuckerberg should be “applauded” …