Meta said it was lifting restrictions placed on the Facebook and Instagram accounts of former President Donald Trump 17 months ago, ahead of the Republican National Convention.

Meta rolled back January 6-era restrictions on former President Donald Trump's social media accounts ahead of the Republican National Convention.

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg announced the company will end fact-checking and other restrictions on Facebook and Instagram.

In explaining the decision, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg nodded to a "cultural tipping point" after Trump's election.

In the last year, Meta has made a concerted effort to appease Republicans. Meta removed all restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts ahead of the 2024 election.

Meta is to scrap its longstanding fact-checking programme in favour of a community notes system similar to that on Elon Musk’s social media platform X.

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Meta CEO and Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg announced in a video posted online that his companies would end their current fact-checking process.

Meta said it was lifting restrictions placed on the Facebook and Instagram accounts of former President Donald Trump 17 months ago, ahead of the Republican National Convention.

Mark Zuckerberg has slashed Meta‘s fact-checking program, in a major shift that conforms with the priorities of incoming president Donald Trump. Picture; AFP.