The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) invites you to the launch of our new online format “Spotlight”. In the first edition, Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann and Prof. Dr. Matthias C. Kettemann take a look at Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end cooperation with external fact checkers in the US for all meta-platforms (Facebook, Instagram & Threads) and instead rely on “Community Notes”. This step has the potential to fundamentally change the dissemination of information: instead of traditional fact-checking, users themselves are now to be responsible for moderating content. Critics fear an increase in disinformation and manipulation, while Meta defends the approach as a way to strengthen freedom of expression and user control.
How do these changes affect the quality of information on Facebook and Instagram? What measures is Meta planning to prevent abuse? Are targeted users now left unprotected?
Moderator: Katharina Mosene
The event is part of the DSA Research Network project funded by the Mercator Foundation. The first edition on “Community Notes statt Faktencheck” [Community Notes instead of Fact Checking] like all following editions will be held in German.
