Editorial: El País

• The conglomerate Meta, which owns most of the popular applications, has decided to abandon its content verification policy.
• This change allows manipulated and false contents to remain unchecked, leaving it to the discretion of the users.
• The shift is justified by the desire to prioritize free speech, despite the fact that this approach can be damaging in sensitive issues such as immigration or gender identity.
• The change is surprising, as Meta had previously banned Donald Trump's accounts for inciting hate and violence, and had defended content verifications.
• In contrast to U.S. policies, Europe seeks to make platforms accountable for the content they publish.

Conclusion: Meta's policy shift represents a potential threat to truthful information on social media and opens a gap between content responsibility policies in the U.S. and Europe.

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