Elon Musk applauds Zuckerberg's move ending fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram

X owner Elon Musk gave a nod to Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday after the Meta Platforms CEO followed his lead in scrapping fact-checking on his social media platforms.

In reaction to news of Zuckerberg's pledge to "restore" free speech to Facebook, Instagram and other Meta platforms by getting rid of fact-checkers and replacing them with "Community Notes" similar to what Musk did on X, Musk replied, "This is cool."

X CEO Linda Yaccarino celebrated Zuckerberg's move, too, writing on X that...