This month, Zuckerberg also announced that Meta will shut down its third-party fact-checking teams in an effort to “restore free expression” to its social media platforms. He justified the move by saying that many of the fact checkers had shown too much political bias and “destroyed more trust than they’ve created.”

Social network operator Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 20.6% year on year to $48.39 billion. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $40.65 billion was less impressive,