Mark ZuckerbergIt's time to get back to our roots around free expression and giving people voice on our platforms. Here's what we're going to do:
1/ Replace fact-checkers with Community Notes, starting in the US.
2/ Simplify our content policies and remove restrictions on topics like immigration and gender that are out of touch with mainstream discourse.
3/ Change how we enforce our policies to remove the vast majority of censorship mistakes by focusing our filters on tackling illegal and high-severity violations and requiring higher confidence for our filters to take action.
4/ Bring back civic content. We're getting feedback that people want to see this content again, so we'll phase it back into Facebook, Instagram and Threads while working to keep the communities friendly and positive.
5/ Move our trust and safety and content moderation teams out of California, and our US content review to Texas. This will help remove the concern that biased employees are overly censoring content.
6/ Work with President Trump to push back against foreign governments going after American companies to censor more. The US has the strongest constitutional protections for free expression in the world and the best way to defend against the trend of government overreach on censorship is with the support of the US government.
It'll take time to get this all right and these are complex systems so they'll never be perfect. But this is an important step forward and I'm looking forward to this next chapter!
Wendell BellI'll bet you are.
Mark McA"This is how democracy dies: to thunderous ass-kissing"
rarianrakistaShame on you for kissing a tyrant's ring.
Paul DouglasHi, everybody hates you.
Jane Tate
Darnell ClaytonWill community notes be limited to 500 characters‽ Or will you allow more characters‽
Faisal SultanIs money that important to you? You know you cant take all those billions with you right? Its never enough for you tech bros.
Darwin WoodkaFascist.
Black Girl NerdsNow I see why people want to move to Bluesky. This is the first thing I saw on the app today and I'm disappointed. A shame, Threads has so much potential.
Maggie AnneI’m really frustrated with his response. And moving to Texas so people don’t “feel” like they’re being censored by liberal California people is flat out bat shit crazy. Is his wife going to be living in Texas too? How will she feel when she can’t get healthcare
So unfortuante. I thought Threads would be the alternative to X, but looks like it's becoming a mini-me version of it.
So FainSo we are bringing "alternative facts" to threads. Super.
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Kim InsleyMaybe get off your high horse and just be transparent - you will do anything MAGA wants. https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/12/21/metas-broken-promises/systemic-censorship-palestine-content-instagram-and
Meta’s Broken Promises
The 51-page report, “Meta’s Broken Promises: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook,” documents a pattern of undue removal and suppression of protected speech including peaceful expression in support of Palestine and public debate about Palestinian human rights. Human Rights Watch found that the problem stems from flawed Meta policies and their inconsistent and erroneous implementation, overreliance on automated tools to moderate content, and undue government influence over content removals.
Advanced Knife BroI know verified accounts who have been complaining to your tech support for years over the phone and it hasn’t done anything to fix these issues. They say they know it sucks but there’s nothing that can be done.
Dizzy@zuck keep on lying
Dennys NadaiDuvidei...
Thu TaFinally, you know you can’t your own president 😂
Judey KalchikHow about foreign governments going after disinformation and harming American people , not going after companies?
THIS is what this is really about: girding $META for its fight with EU and others by getting on-side with Leon and The Donald.
Thommy@zuck Trump is not interested in protecting freedom of speech. He wishes the US had UK-style anti-slander laws that practically shield rich people from any criticism. You have to be willing to stand up to Trump when he demands you censor on his behalf, and you're giving every indication that you will never stand up to him.
martyn gregory paul notmanFree Speech is not what Trump decides it is. And other countries have the right to stop you.
willow 🌿So why are Facebook and Instagram services for users outside the US and Canada provided by a shell company in Ireland, as the TOS says? Get rid of the offshore shell company, pay U.S. taxes, and make users no longer subject to the EU and Irish speech restrictions. You can't have it both ways.
Terry
Jack Toohey
bomberfish@zuck i like your idea of preventing foreign and especially authoritarian governments from censoring content, but what steps would you take to prevent the united states government from censoring content as they have in the past?
Jos
eiskaltThis is a garbage decision 🌝🌝
Stefan@zuck fuck you asshole.
AnnekeShould be in both red and blue states.
This seems tone deaf to me
This seems tone deaf to me
Jack Colin McGuinnessSo instead of censoring things from the left you want to censor things from the right? Wouldn't a Midwestern State with more moderate values be more appropriate? You're effectively moving the content review board from a state with blue hair and septum rings to a state with MAGA hats and denim jackets with American flag print on them.
Anil DashYou chose Texas so that any staff who needed access to abortion care or gender affirming care couldn’t possibly be working in safety roles on the team, right? Why not say it out loud instead of censoring yourself? “We wanted to make sure no women or trans people had power in content moderation.”
That Matt YoungYou will never satisfy the "concerned" (i.e. Conservatives) that you are doing enough, you fool.
Chance the LawyerJust when I think this thread can’t get worse.
OldHoundWell, hopefully Bluesky has upgraded the servers and hired more people for their team, because they’re about to be hit by a wave of social media refugees…
This is all flat out stupid, but this particular point is so laughably stupid that it would have been more expedient for you to just put your underpants on your head and and say “duhhh I’m a big honking doofus and I’m jealous that Elon gets to be friends with my daddy Trump”
Elio MorilloYIKES YIKES YIKES YIKES YIKES
Parker MolloyThis is so dumb. How are people in Texas inherently less biased than people in California?
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Brandon Sorensen@zuck Could you elaborate this point a bit? What effect does the location of the moderation team have on its policies? How would you respond to those who see this as an attempt to curry favor with the incoming administration?
Frankly, this comment reduces my faith in Meta's moderation policies. It works against the claim that these changes are meant to reduce the platform's susceptibility to government interference. In fact, it looks like a direct response to gov't pressures.
@zuck it's bizarre to think that being based in the same state as other employees has anything to do with bias. People will still think it's biased against their particular views, whatever they are. Being in a state where many people can't even live due to hostile, authoritarian laws, will give people *more* reason to suspect bias. Why not at least have it geographically distributed?
Joe Steinbring 
@zuck Fuck you, dude. I hope you enjoy the taste of orange nuts in your mouth.
Adam BrandizziBro is trying to avoid overly censoring content by moving moderation teams to the state that bans books and tried to restrict the internet lol 😆
Brian DrellThis is insanely misguided. Californians aren’t inherently biased.
Stephen BrannenAhh. Choosing an explicit right wing bias to avoid the perception of a left wing bias.
Gotcha.
Gotcha.
HR RyanPeople in Texas aren't biased?? You are such a liar.
Amy (epi_lady)This is the funniest thing I have read today. I have reported literal hate speech, people telling others tl commit suicide, racist language, and almost *none* of it "goes against community standards."
I, as an expert in public health, have reported lies and misinformation that is literally harmful to health. No violations found.
Gross. Empty words to disguise your true intent.
But pat yourselves on the back.
I, as an expert in public health, have reported lies and misinformation that is literally harmful to health. No violations found.
Gross. Empty words to disguise your true intent.
But pat yourselves on the back.
Denise McEwen FeilBecause Texas is devoid of bias, I mean what?
Raul GutierrezThis is a ridiculous explanation.
Who is "concerned" California-based employees are more prone to moderate offensive/dangerous content?
How would hiring Texas-based employees solve that problem?
Why should location matter if the company has good guidelines around moderation?
Who is "concerned" California-based employees are more prone to moderate offensive/dangerous content?
How would hiring Texas-based employees solve that problem?
Why should location matter if the company has good guidelines around moderation?
CovieMoving from California to Texas "remove the concern that biased employees are overly censoring content".... is he for real????
John WyattThis is nonsense
MaddoxJudging someone based on their proximity rather than the content of their character. Nice! Just like MLK Jr would have wanted
Ricky GervaisWhat does this even mean?
Ian Brown 
@zuck what the fuck are you talking about?