Zuckerberg vows to stop censoring, but ‘climate skeptics’ say it may be ‘too little, too late’
Facebook has long been hostile to skeptical perspectives disputing the "climate crisis" narrative. Climate experts say its fact checkers are still slapping "false" labels on information that disputes climate activists' preferred narratives.
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By Kevin Killough
Published: January 25, 2025 11:09pm
Updated: January 27, 2025 9:37am
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this month that Facebook’s content moderation system would no longer rely on fact checkers and would instead move toward a crowdsourcing system like community notes on X.
But when it comes to shaping a "climate narrative," Zuckerberg's company appears to have changed little.
Those who dispute the “climate crisis” narrative, which includes a wide range of credentialed experts including Nobel Prize recipients, have often been censored in one way or another on Facebook. While these voices say Zuckerberg's announcement is welcome, many of them are skeptical that Facebook will truly foster an open debate on the issues of climate and energy.
“I don't really go over there much. I don't see myself going back either. Too little too late,” Dr. Matthew Wielicki, former assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama, told Just the News.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/zuckerberg-vows-stop-censoring-climate-skeptics-say-it-may-be-too-little-too
