, a Rutgers–New Brunswick assistant professor of communication, is available to discuss Mark Zuckerberg's announcement regarding major changes being made to Meta’s fact-checking approach. Shugars (they/them/theirs) studies online political discourse, with a particular focus on policies and practices that can minimize political polarization and support a healthy democracy.
“Mr. Zuckerberg doesn’t want to be in the business of arbitrating truth, but he is,” said Shugars. “These changes to Meta’s content moderation policy are political decisions and represent a clear capitulation to threats from the incoming administration. The removal of fact-checkers and loosening of policies will only serve to discourage free speech and exacerbate bias on the platform. Claiming otherwise would be laughable if the repercussions were not so serious.”
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