Recently Meta announced that it will be ending its fact-checking program on social media, instead relying on users to do that job for them — much like Community Notes on Twitter/X. Now Google (via Axios) has apparently decided fact-checking is optional as well, and won’t be complying with an upcoming fact-checking law in the EU.
It’s worth pointing out that Google has never actually offered any fact-checking services. So this is essentially just business as usual for the search giant. According to a letter acquired by Axios, it has privately signaled to EU lawmakers that it won’t be changing its practices, despite the pressure of upcoming legislation.
