American social media platforms adjust content moderation approaches: the incoming Administration reevaluates its relationship with social media

On January 7, 2025, the American holding company Meta Platforms, the parent organization of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, announced changes to its content moderation policy.

The planned adjustments will primarily concern eliminating the fact-checking program, which, according to the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, will help restore freedom of speech and simplify policies on Internet platforms controlled by Meta.

By changing its approach to its information strategy, Meta is responding to the challenges faced by the company as a result of political transformations in the US and the world. First, the simplification of content policy in American social networks was the result of the transfer of power in the US.